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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Mary M. Hoagland, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Paul C. Roche, Corry, PA (US);
William Knight Nook, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Erie Plastics Corporation, Corry, PA (US);
Abstract
A battery box for holding a single battery includes a one-piece container portion to receive a battery therein and a one-piece, vented lid releasably attached to the container portion through a latching arrangement. The container portion has a base with a raised portion for supporting the battery and at least one depression for receiving battery acid. Four walls extend from the base with opposed side walls including latching components. The lid has at least one extension spaced from an associated wall of the container portion adapted to accommodate battery cables or the like. Each lid vent includes a snap-on vent cover. A pair of handles attached to the container portion is attached to a pair of elongated ribs for distributing forces between the handle and the end wall. A pair of grooves in the base extend between opposed walls and are adapted to receive a strap therein on an exterior of the battery box and form the raised area and adjacent depressions in the interior. A plurality of ribs formed on the inside of the side walls define a plurality of positions for a movable partition within the battery box.