This Invention relates to a battery holder for a motor vehicle.
In most motor vehicles including motor vehicles such as scooters and auto rickshaws the battery is a DC power source for providing electrical energy to its various electrical systems, such as, the horn, lights, and beepers among others. The battery gets charged from the magneto or alternator when the engine is running. When the engine is in the off condition, the battery is the only electric power source for the vehicle; and therefore needs regular charging and servicing.
To service the battery it should be located in a convenient place in the vehicle and one

should be able to remove, service, and replace the battery without much time and effort.
With the above objects in view this invention, in order to achieve easy accessibility, easy serviceability and easy fitment of the battery, proposes a battery holder which can support a battery placed in it, which enables the battery to be manually carried to the point of servicing, and manually carried back to the vehicle for re-installation.
This invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings which illustrate, by way of example, and not by way of limitation, one of various

possible embodiments of the battery holder
proposed herein,
Fig. 1 illustrating a scooter type vehicle in
top view showing the floor board
Fig. 2 illustrating a cross sectional view of
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the floor board of the vehicle with the
battery holder and battery located in a
recess therein
Fig. 3 illustrating two views of the battery
holder.
The battery 3 is located in a recess 5, which can accommodate a battery of the desired specification, the said recess being provided in the floor board 2 of a step through vehicle illustrated. The floorboard 2 is preferably made of resin. The recess 5, to fit the battery 3, is provided in the

floorboard 2 or other convenient place. Due to space constraints and to prevent battery 3 from rocking, the size of the recess is made just large enough to place the battery 3 in place leaving a small gap on Its sides, that is, between the outer periphery of the battery and the wall of the recess. This small gap between the battery 3 and the recess 5, however, does not allow the battery 3 to be lifted from, or lowered into, the recess due to lack of space in the gap for providing a manual grip on the battery.
This invention solves the problem by proposing a battery holder, the embodiment of which illustrated is made of elastomer, which fits on the outer periphery of the battery 3 snugly. The battery holder is a

frame 7 with a base support 8 and is provided with a handle 6 integral with the frame 7 to facilitate manual lifting of battery 3 from the recess 5 in the floorboard 2. The battery is snugly received
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in the open enclosure of the frame 7 and is seated on the base support 8.The handle 6 is also used as a fuse box holder 1.
It will thus be seen that the battery 3 placed snugly within the open enclosure of the frame 7 can be lifted, along with the frame 7, out of the recess 5, when necessary, by holding the handle 6; and then manually carried to the point of servicing. The battery, after servicing, and located in the frame 7, can then be

We Claim:
1,A battery holder for a motor vehicle comprising a frame forming an open

enclosure with a base support, the battery-being firmly seatable, snugly within the enclosure, on the base support; a handle provided for the top of the frame for lifting the frame along with the battery from out of, and lowering the same into, a recess, located on the floor board of the vehicle; and a fuse box provided on the said handle.
2.A battery holder as claimed in Claim 1 wherein the handle is integral with the body of the frame.
3.A battery holder for a motor vehicle substantially as herein described with reference to, and as illustrated in, the accompanding drawings.