Battery cover with movable handle

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the battery cover with movable handle showing a first embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the handle portion thereof, the cover portion being shown in broken lines for purposes of disclosure only;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view of the handle portion thereof, the cover portion being shown in broken lines for purposes of disclosure only;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view thereof with the handle shown in the "stored" position;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the battery cover with movable handle showing a second embodiment of our new design which utilizes a single vent, in all other respects it is identical to the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the battery cover with movable handle showing a third embodiment of our new design which does not utilize a visable vent, in all other respects it is identical to the embodiment of FIG. 1;

FIG. 13 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the battery cover with movable handle showing a fourth embodiment of our new design;

FIG. 15 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the handle portion thereof, the cover portion being shown in broken lines for purposes of disclosure only;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of the handle portion thereof, the cover portion being shown in broken lines for purposes of disclosure only;

FIG. 18 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image;

FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 22 is a perspective view thereof with the handle shown in the "stored" position;

FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the battery cover with movable handle showing a fifth embodiment of our new design which utilizes a single vent, in all other respects it is identical to the embodiment of FIG. 14;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the battery cover with movable handle showing a sixth embodiment of our new design which does not utilize a visable vent, in all other respects it is identical to the embodiment of FIG. 14;

FIG. 26 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of the battery container in FIGS. 1, 2, 5-7, 9, 10, 12, 14, 18-20, 22, 23 and 25 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D299639
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 9, 1987
Date of Patent: Jan 31, 1989
Assignee: General Battery Corporation (Reading, PA)
Inventors: Carl J. Anderson (Hamburg, PA), Scott J. Cronrath (Shillington, PA), David B. Beidler (Gilbertsville, PA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Clare E. Heflin
Law Firm: Benasutti & Murray
Application Number: 7/12,201
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D13/10; D13/9