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US 12,731,851 B2Granted
Battery with a channel therethrough
AssigneeOne Iron Investments, LLC
InventorCasey Shirts
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Abstract
A battery comprises a housing, which includes a first aperture and a second aperture on opposite sides of the housing and on the same axis, creating a channel therethrough. The first aperture and the second aperture and channel may receive a battery hold-down rod (e.g., a J-hook rod) therethrough to secure the battery to a golf cart, vehicle, or other object.
Claims10
A single golf cart battery, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first aperture through a central portion of a top wall of the housing;
- a second aperture through a central portion of a bottom wall of the housing;
- wherein the first aperture and the second aperture are aligned to define a continuous channel through the housing that:
- a. extends entirely from the top wall to the bottom wall of the housing, and
- b. is fully enclosed by the housing along an entire length of the channel;
- two terminals extending outwardly from an exterior surface of the housing;
- and
- a hold-down rod sized so as to be receivable through the channel.
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A single golf cart battery, comprising:
- a housing;
- two terminals extending outwardly from an exterior surface of the housing;
- a first aperture through a first side of the housing;
- a second aperture through a second, opposite side of the housing;
- wherein the first and second apertures are aligned to define a continuous, fully enclosed channel that is bounded on all sides by walls of the housing and extends completely through the housing;
- a hold-down rod positionable through the first aperture, the fully enclosed channel, and the second aperture;
- the hold-down rod comprising a J-hook portion on a bottom end and a threaded top end, the J-hook configured to engage a crossbar;
- a cap configured to receive the threaded top end of the hold down rod, the cap sized so as to cover the first aperture;
- and
- a nut for securing the hold-down rod to the cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.