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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 20, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas E. Lawrence, Inver Grove Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
GNB Technologies, Inc., Mendota Heights, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 ;
Abstract
A battery comprising a rope handle which engages a standard structure on a conventional battery container. The rope handle comprises end portions coupled to a rope portion, the end portions being adapted to engage substantially vertical, elongated channels which are standard structures in the end walls of the battery container. The end portions comprise downwardly extending leg portions from which arms extend outwardly. When the end portion is in position in the channel, the legs extend through the channel and the arms are disposed below the channel such that the end portion is secured to the battery container.