Baffle based battery housing

A mower for cutting grass including:

• a body including a mower deck wherein the mower deck has a downwardly-open interior within which grass is cut wherein the mower deck includes a top surface portion and a side surface portion that extends from a perimeter of the top surface portion, further wherein the mower deck includes a discharge opening configured to transport the grass from the mower deck, the discharge opening being located on the side surface portion of the mower deck;
• a motor supported upon the mower deck and supplying a motive force for a mowing operation wherein the motor includes at least a portion operable by electrical energy;
• a baffle mounted underneath the side surface portion of the mower deck within the interior of the mower deck wherein the baffle bounds an area within the mower deck, further wherein the baffle includes a baffle opening configured to correspond to a location of the discharge opening;
• a battery located within the interior of the mower deck and located within the area bounded by the baffle;
• wherein the battery includes a first side portion, a second side portion opposite the first side portion, and at least a third side portion extending between the first side portion and the second side portion;
• wherein the second side portion of the battery is placed on a first support surface of the baffle;
• and
• wherein the mower deck is configured for substantially restraining the movement of the first side portion of the battery.

A method of installing a battery within a baffle where the baffle is located within an interior of a mower deck including:

• providing the mower deck wherein the mower deck has a downwardly-open interior within which grass is cut;
• installing the battery within the baffle including a baffle opening;
• and
• securing the baffle within the interior of the mower deck and adjacent to a discharge opening in the mower deck through which cut grass is transported from the interior of the mower deck, wherein the baffle is configured for bounding an area within the mower deck such that at least one side portion of the battery is restrained from movement by an underside of the mower deck, and wherein the baffle opening corresponds to a location of the discharge opening of the mower deck.