BATTERY TERMINAL FIXING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POWER EQUIPMENT

A power equipment battery terminal fixing apparatus is disclosed and can include a housing including a frame and a connector biased away from the frame by a spring device. A battery case can be configured to slide into the frame of the housing along a sliding axis. The battery case can include a notch located at a bottom surface of the battery case and configured to receive the connector from the housing therein. The connector can include electrical contacts and alignment elements on a first side of the connector, and the spring device can be located at a second side of the connector opposite the first side of the connector. The alignment elements can prevent movement of the connector with respect to the battery case in a transverse and a vertical direction.