Abstract: A battery locking device and method are provided, wherein the devices comprises a shaft, a rotatable latch, a deformable biasing member, and a stop member. The rotatable latch extends between a proximal portion carried on the shaft and a distal portion opposite of the proximal portion at a distance from the shaft. The proximal portion has opposing first and second ends with the first end having a cylindrical projection with a splined outer profile comprising a plurality of spaced-apart teeth. The distal portion has a configuration for engaging at least a portion of a battery. The deformable biasing member is carried on the shaft adjacent the second end of the proximal portion of the rotatable latch. The stop member is positioned adjacent the cylindrical projection and has a free end engagable with the splined outer profile to prevent rotation of the rotatable latch about the shaft in a first direction.

Abstract: A battery locking device and method comprising a shaft, a rotatable latch, a deformable biasing member and a stop member. The latch extending between a proximal portion carried on the shaft and a distal portion opposite of the proximal portion at a distance from the shaft. The proximal portion having opposing first and second ends with the first end having a cylindrical projection with an splined outer profile comprising a plurality of spaced-apart teeth. The distal portion having a configuration for engaging at least a portion of a battery. The biasing member being carried on the shaft adjacent the second end of the proximal portion of the latch. The stop member being positioned adjacent the splined projection and having a free end engagable with the splined profile to prevent rotation of the latch about the shaft in a first direction.