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A modular cell tray assembly comprising a series of cell trays stacked one upon the other and each containing a plurality of sealed lead-acid cells is disclosed in which the cell trays provide cell tray interlocks and load distribution structure that satisfy Zone 4 requirements, achieve cell tray in

A modular cell tray assembly comprising a series of cell trays stacked one upon the other and each containing a plurality of sealed lead-acid cells is disclosed in which the cell trays provide cell tray interlocks and load distribution structure that satisfy Zone 4 requirements, achieve cell tray interlocking by a boltless pin and provide frontal access to the cells.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A modular cell tray assembly for stationary power applications comprising a plurality of cell trays stacked one on top of another, each cell tray comprising a base, upstanding side walls and a top, each having an inner and outer surface, the respective inner surfaces defining a cell

[ I claim:] [1.] A modular cell tray assembly for stationary power applications comprising a plurality of cell trays stacked one on top of another, each cell tray comprising a base, upstanding side walls and a top, each having an inner and outer surface, the respective inner surfaces defining a cell-receiving area having a front and back and sized to accommodate a plurality of sealed cells, a plurality of sealed cells positioned in said cell-receiving area, at least one of said base, side walls and top having cell restraint structure restraining said cells from front and back movement in said cell-receiving area, at least one of said cell tray side walls having cell tray interlock sections adjacent the top and base, said cell tray interlock sections extending from essentially the front to the back of the cell-receiving area and each being discontinuous and complementally sized such that the cell tray interlock section adjacent the base of a first cell tray joins with the top cell tray interlock section of a second cell tray upon which the first cell tray is stacked to form a cell tray interlock, said cell tray interlock providing a channel capable of accepting a cell restraint pin, the outer surfaces of the top and base of each cell having a load-distributing structure sized and positioned such that the load-distributing structure in the first cell tray accepts the base load-distributing structure of the second cell tray upon which the first cell tray is stacked, and a cell restraint pin slidably positioned in each channel of said cell tray interlocks and capable of being accessed from the front of the cell tray.