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A sealed lead-acid tray assembly for a motive-powered vehicle such as, for example, a Class 1-3 truck, comprises a bottom tray with a base, side and back walls defining a lower and an upper cell-receiving space and a first set of short sealed lead-acid cells, typically having a height of no more tha

A sealed lead-acid tray assembly for a motive-powered vehicle such as, for example, a Class 1-3 truck, comprises a bottom tray with a base, side and back walls defining a lower and an upper cell-receiving space and a first set of short sealed lead-acid cells, typically having a height of no more than about 14 inches, vertically positioned in the lower cell-receiving space, a top tray support structure positioned in the bottom tray, and a top tray located on the top tray support and having a second set of short sealed lead-acid cells in the top tray which is located in the upper cell-receiving space of the bottom tray, the respective cells being suitably electrically connected together.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A sealed lead-acid cell tray assembly mounted on a motive-powered vehicle having a motive power source compartment and the cell tray assembly being disposed in the motive power source compartment of said vehicle, which cell tray assembly comprises a bottom tray comprising

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A sealed lead-acid cell tray assembly mounted on a motive-powered vehicle having a motive power source compartment and the cell tray assembly being disposed in the motive power source compartment of said vehicle, which cell tray assembly comprises a bottom tray comprising a base, a front and back wall, and side walls connecting the front and back walls to define a lower cell-receiving space and an upper cell-receiving space, a first set of short sealed lead-acid cells each having a positive and negative terminal vertically positioned in said lower cell-receiving space, the respective terminals of each of the sealed lead-acid cells in said first set having electrical connections to provide at least one terminal cell for said first set, a top tray comprising a base, a front and back wall and side walls connecting the front and back walls to define a cell-receiving space, a second set of short sealed lead-acid cells each having a positive and negative terminal vertically positioned in said cell-receiving space, the respective terminals of each of the sealed lead-acid cells comprising said second set having electrical connections providing at least one second set terminal cell, a top tray support structure being positioned in said bottom tray, said top tray being positioned in the upper cell-receiving space of said bottom tray and being supported by said top tray support structure and being removable therefrom, the positive and negative terminals of the respective terminal cells of said first set being connected with the respective terminals of the terminal cells of said second set to provide a power source for powering said motive-powered vehicle.