Service table for transporting a battery pack of a motor vehicle along a floor surface

A service table for transporting a battery pack of a motor vehicle along a floor surface, the service table comprising:

• at least four frame members extending longitudinally in a substantially horizontal configuration and arranged end-to-end in a circuit;
• at least four hinges individually disposed between and mounted to adjacent frame members of the at least four frame members to facilitate pivoting between the adjacent frame members;
• a plurality of wheels mounted to the at least four frame members and arranged to rotate along the floor surface;
• a support bed that extends between and is mounted to two of the at least four frame members and is configured to support the battery pack;
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• at least one hinge lock, with the hinge lock disposed between the adjacent frame members and arranged to be rigidly fixed to both of the adjacent frame members in a locked configuration to inhibit pivoting of the adjacent frame members and arranged to be decoupled from at least one of the adjacent frame members in an unlocked configuration to allow pivoting of the adjacent frame members;
• wherein the at least four frame members are arranged in a service configuration having a first width when the hinge lock is arranged in the locked configuration for transporting the battery pack thereon, and wherein the at least four frame members are arranged in a storage configuration having a second width, less than the first width, when the hinge lock is arranged in the unlocked configuration, and
• wherein the support bed is further defined as a first support bed and the service table further comprises a second support bed extending between and mounted to the two of the at least four frame members, with the first and second support beds arranged to individually move along the two of the at least four frame members to accommodate varying shapes and sizes of the battery pack.

A service table for transporting a battery pack of a motor vehicle along a floor surface, the service table comprising:

• at least four frame members extending longitudinally in a substantially horizontal configuration and arranged end-to-end in a circuit;
• at least four hinges individually disposed between and mounted to adjacent frame members of the at least four frame members to facilitate pivoting between adjacent frame members;
• a plurality of wheels mounted to the at least four frame members and arranged to rotate along the floor surface;
• a support bed mounted to two of the at least four frame members and configured to support the battery pack;
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• at least one hinge lock, with the hinge lock disposed between the adjacent frame members and arranged to be rigidly fixed to both of the adjacent frame members in a locked configuration to inhibit pivoting of the adjacent frame members and arranged to be decoupled from at least one of the adjacent frame members in an unlocked configuration to allow pivoting of the adjacent frame members;
• wherein the at least four frame members are arranged in a service configuration having a first width when the hinge lock is arranged in the locked configuration for transporting the battery pack thereon, and wherein the at least four frame members are arranged in a storage configuration having a second width, less than the first width, when the hinge lock is arranged in the unlocked configuration;
• wherein the at least one hinge lock comprises a plate fixed to one of the adjacent frame members and extending toward the other one of the adjacent frame members, with each of the hinge lock and the other one of the adjacent frame members comprising a mating surface arranged to align in the service configuration to fix the plate with the other one of the adjacent frame members, with each of the mating surfaces defining a hole, with the holes axially aligned in the service configuration, and further comprising a pin that extends through the holes in the service configuration and engages the mating surfaces to fix the plate with the other one of the adjacent frame members;
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• wherein the support bed further comprises a rail extending between and pivotally mounted to the two of the at least four frame members to facilitate the pivoting of the at least four frame members at the hinges, a tray disposed above the rail, and an actuator coupled to both of the rail and the tray for positioning a height of the tray above the rail.