Storage assembly for battery energizing switches of electric machines

A handrail assembly for an electric machine, the handrail assembly comprising:

• a handrail defining a pair of arms, the handrail configured to swing between a raised position and a collapsed position with respect to a walkway platform of a power compartment of the electric machine, the power compartment enclosing one or more batteries, the one or more batteries configured to power the electric machine;
• a storage assembly for one or more switches couplable to the one or more batteries to energize the one or more batteries, the storage assembly including:
• a container defining a cavity to receive and store the one or more switches therewithin when the one or more switches are decoupled from the one or more batteries, the container being grasped between the pair of arms of the handrail;
• a lid movable between a closed state and an open state with respect to the container to respectively close and open the cavity, wherein in the closed state of the lid and in the collapsed position of the handrail, the lid is directed towards the walkway platform to abut and be pushed against the walkway platform to retain the lid in the closed state;
• and
• a lock out tag out device interchangeable with the one or more switches to selectively:
• be received in the cavity in place of the one or more switches when the one or more switches are coupled to the one or more batteries to energize the one or more batteries, and
• be coupled to the one or more batteries in place of the one or more switches to lock out and keep the one or more batteries from energizing when the one or more switches are received in the cavity.

An electric machine, comprising:

• a power compartment enclosing one or more batteries, the one or more batteries configured to power the electric machine, the power compartment defining a walkway platform;
• a handrail defining a pair of arms, the handrail configured to swing between a raised position and a collapsed position with respect to the walkway platform;
• one or more switches couplable to the one or more batteries to energize the one or more batteries;
• and
• a storage assembly for the one or more switches, the storage assembly including:
• a container defining a cavity to receive and store the one or more switches therewithin when the one or more switches are decoupled from the one or more batteries, the container being grasped between the pair of arms of the handrail;
• a lid movable between a closed state and an open state with respect to the container to respectively close and open the cavity, wherein in the closed state of the lid and in the collapsed position of the handrail, the lid is directed towards the walkway platform to abut and be pushed against the walkway platform to retain the lid in the closed state;
• and
• a lock out tag out device interchangeable with the one or more switches to selectively:
• be received in the cavity in place of the one or more switches when the one or more switches are coupled to the one or more batteries to energize the one or more batteries, and
• be coupled to the one or more batteries in place of the one or more switches to lock out and keep the one or more batteries from energizing when the one or more switches are received in the cavity.