Combined storage battery cover and movable handle

- Exide Corporation
Description

FIG. 1 is a front and upper left perspective view of a combined storage battery cover and movable handle showing our new design. The broken line showing of the battery container throughout the disclosure is included for the purpose of illustrating environmental elements only and forms no part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of a combined storage battery cover and movable handle showing our design shown on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image;

FIG. 7 is a front and upper left perspective view thereof shown with the handle in a down position and on the same scale as FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front and upper left perspective view of a combined storage battery cover and movable handle showing a second embodiment our new design;

FIG. 9 is a top plan view of a combined storage battery cover and movable handle showing our design shown on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 10 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view thereof being a mirror image;

FIG. 14 is a front and upper left perspective view thereof shown with the handle in a down position and on the same scale as FIG. 1;

FIG. 15 is a front and upper left perspective view of a combined storage battery cover and movable handle showing a third embodiment our new design;

FIG. 16 is a top plan view of a combined storage battery cover and movable handle showing our design shown on an enlarged scale;

FIG. 17 is a bottom plan view thereof;

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 elevational view thereof being a mirror image; and,

FIG. 21 is a front and upper left perspective view thereof shown with the handle in a down position and on the same scale as FIG. 1.

The broken lines shown in FIG. 1, FIGS. 4 through 8, 11 through 15 and 18 through 21 of a portion of a battery container in phantom are for illustrative purposes only.

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Patent History
Patent number: D352498
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 12, 1986
Date of Patent: Nov 15, 1994
Assignee: Exide Corporation (Reading, PA)
Inventors: David B. Beidler (Gilbertsville, PA), Scott Cronrath (Shillington, PA)
Primary Examiner: Susan J. Lucas
Assistant Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorney: Frank Benasutti
Application Number: 6/833,492
Classifications