Battery construction for mounting a shelved rack

A battery system designed to support batteries in such a way as to survive sysmic forces during earth trimmers and the like comprising:

• (a) a rack assembly formed of a pair of end frames mounted in upstanding spaced apart relation and anchored to a floor surface, a plurality of shelves secured to and spanning the end frames, each shelf divided into zones defining a plurality of compartments for positioning the batteries in spaced relation;
• (b) a plurality of separate battery assemblies mounted on the shelves of the rack assembly;
• (c) each battery assembly comprising;
• i. a battery jar and a cover affixed to the front of the battery jar forming a seam therebetween;
• ii. a generally rectangular jacket having opposed top and bottom walls and opposed side walls which form a box structure open at one end and closed at its opposite end, the ends of the opposed upper and lower walls and opposed side walls opposite the closed end forming front edges defining one open end for receiving the battery jar;
• iii. the jacket having upwardly and downwardly projecting ears extending forwardly from the front edge of the top and bottom walls of the jacket, said ears being staggered relative to one another whereby the top and bottom lugs of adjacent jackets, when assembled in the shelved rack are in side by side relation;
• iv. the battery jar being emplaced in the jacket;
• v. the jacket being of an effective length less than the length of the battery jar, the jacket length cooperating with the forwardly extending ears, so that when assembled in the rack assembly, the seam between the battery jar and the cover is exposed and positioned forwardly at the front edge of the open end of the jacket;
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• vi. whereby the battery constructions may be replaced and removed from the shelved rack without damage to the seam and thereby damage to the battery jar.