Battery extractor for vehicles

A battery extractor comprising an elongated base assembly adapted to abut at one end thereof the side of a vehicle, an elongated actuator handle bar pivoted from the end of the base assembly opposite the end which abuts the vehicle, an elongated ratchet bar connectible to a battery in a battery compartment of the vehicle at one end and to said handle bar at a plurality of adjustment positions thereof, said ratchet bar extending above and longitudinally of the base assembly and said handle bar being manually actuatable in both directions about its pivot connection to said base assembly at each adjustment position of said ratchet bar for extracting and inserting the battery from and into the battery compartment, and wherein said handle bar includes a pair of elongated side members having an opening therebetween in the area of said ratchet bar, a member connecting the sides of said handle bar through said opening, said ratchet bar having a plurality of notches spaced longitudinally of the lower side thereof engageable successively by said connecting member, said handle bar being pivotable in said both directions at each position of engagement with said ratchet bar, and wherein the remote end of said ratchet bar is connected to battery bracket means, successive pivotal movement in one direction from successive positions of adjustment of said handle bar in relation to said ratchet bar effecting an extraction of the battery from the vehicle onto said base assembly.