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A system for facilitating the installation of a storage battery of the general lead acid type in a vehicle and its removal therefrom is disclosed. In one embodiment designed to accommodate side-mounted battery terminals, a rigid case mounted to the vehicle includes a pair of adjustable connectors se

A system for facilitating the installation of a storage battery of the general lead acid type in a vehicle and its removal therefrom is disclosed. In one embodiment designed to accommodate side-mounted battery terminals, a rigid case mounted to the vehicle includes a pair of adjustable connectors secured to an upper portion of a lateral wall thereof. Each connector is coupled to a respective positive or negative lead of the vehicle and is adapted to securely engage a cylindrical post threadably engaged in each of the side-mounted battery terminals. The battery may be lowered into or removed from the case by means of a conventional strap positioned thereon with a tight-fitting relationship established between the case and the battery so as to insure a stable battery installation. The connectors may be manually adjusted to securely engage a respective post or to permit the easy removal of the battery from the case. The connectors are variably positioned on a lateral wall of the battery case to accommodate various battery inter-terminal dimensions. The invention contemplates the use of a similar case with connectors coupled to an AC charging unit for facilitating battery charging upon its removal from the vehicle. Another embodiment of the invention includes a pair of conductors each adapted at one end to engage respective adjustable connectors in the charging and battery installation cases and at the other end to engage in a conventional manner respective positive and negative post-like terminals mounted on the upper surface of a storage battery.

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In a vehicle having positive and negative electrical leads, means for facilitating the installation therein, removal therefrom, and charging of a storage battery having threaded positive and negative electrical terminals on a lateral portion thereof, said means comprising: a first housing rigidly mo

In a vehicle having positive and negative electrical leads, means for facilitating the installation therein, removal therefrom, and charging of a storage battery having threaded positive and negative electrical terminals on a lateral portion thereof, said means comprising: a first housing rigidly mounted to said vehicle and having an open upper portion for receiving said storage battery and including a bottom panel and a plurality of lateral walls for securely engaging said storage battery in tight-fitting relation; first and second threaded conductive pins securely engaging and electrically coupled to respective electrical terminals of said storage battery and extending outward from said lateral portion thereof; and first and second engaging electrical clamp means coupled to respective positive and negative leads of said vehicle and secured to an upper edge portion of a lateral wall of said first housing for securely engaging respective first and second conductive pins when said storage battery is positioned in said first housing in electrically coupling said vehicle to said storage battery.