1. A battery tray for a vehicle, comprising:
a deck;
first and second opposed longitudinal walls extending from the deck and cooperating with first and second opposed side walls extending from the deck and between the first and second longitudinal walls to form a container area adapted to receive at least one of a first and a second battery, the first battery having a longer longitudinal length than the second battery;
the second longitudinal wall and the second side wall including respective first and second battery hold down members each having a rib adapted to engage a retention feature of the first or second battery;
the first longitudinal wall and the first side wall including respective first and second ramped members adapted to urge at least the first battery into engagement with the respective first and second battery hold down members upon the first battery being positioned on the deck; and
a first clamping member removably coupled to the battery tray relative to one of the first longitudinal or side walls and adapted to engage the retention feature of the one of the first and second batteries positioned in the container area.
2. The battery tray of claim 1, wherein the first ramped member comprises a first pair of ramped members and the second ramped member comprises a second pair of ramped members, the ramped members of each of the first and second pair of ramped members being horizontally spaced from each other so as to define a recess therebetween in cooperation with the respective first side wall and the first longitudinal wall.
3. The battery tray of claim 2, wherein the first clamping member is positioned in the recess associated with the first longitudinal wall and adapted to engage the retention feature of the first battery.
4. The battery tray of claim 2, wherein the first clamping member is positioned in the recess associated with the first side wall and adapted to engage the retention feature of the second battery.
5. The battery tray of claim 4, further comprising a second clamping member configured to be positioned in the recess associated with the first longitudinal wall and removably coupled to the battery tray, the second clamping member adapted to engage the retention feature of the second battery.
6. The battery tray of claim 1, wherein each battery hold down member comprises an angled battery guide surface extending upwardly therefrom in a direction away from the deck.
7. The battery tray of claim 1, wherein the ribs of the first and second battery hold down members extend horizontally and are vertically spaced from the deck.
8. The battery tray of claim 1, wherein the first longitudinal and side walls each comprise a vertically extending protrusion configured to selectively engage a vertically extending slot formed in the first clamping member.
9. The battery tray of claim 1, wherein the first and second longitudinal and side walls, the deck, the first and second ramped members and the first and second battery hold down members are integrally formed as a single unitary member.
10. The battery tray of claim 1, wherein the first clamping member includes a snap-fit retention arrangement configured to facilitate removably coupling the first clamping member to the deck in a snap-fit manner.
11. The battery tray of claim 10, wherein the first clamping member includes an elongated body having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface from which the snap-fit retention arrangement protrudes, the body configured to be received in a recess formed in the deck adjacent the first side wall, the body sized and shaped such that the body is adapted to extend under a footprint of the second battery upon receipt of the second battery in the container area.
12. The battery tray of claim 1, wherein the deck includes a longitudinally extending channel formed therein adjacent the first side wall, and wherein the first clamping member includes a slide clamping member having an elongated body member configured to be received in the channel and a battery engaging member extending from the body member, the slide clamping member configured to cooperate with the channel to allow sliding in a first direction relative to the channel such that the battery engaging member is adapted to engage the first or second battery and to prevent sliding in a second opposite direction.
13. The battery tray of claim 12, wherein the channel includes ratchet teeth formed on opposed sides thereof, and wherein the body member includes outwardly extending resilient members protruding from opposed lateral sides thereof, the resilient members configured to cooperate with the ratchet teeth to allow movement of the slide clamping member in the first direction toward the second side wall and prevent movement of the slide clamping member in the second opposite direction toward the first side wall.
14. The battery tray of claim 13, wherein the first side wall includes a depression formed therein and an aperture formed therethrough in the area of the depression, the battery engaging member configured to be received in the depression when the slide clamping member is in a stowed position and configured to be accessed through the aperture to urge the battery clamping member in the first direction toward the second side wall.
15. The battery tray of claim 12, wherein the body member is adapted to extend under a footprint of the first or second battery upon engagement of the battery engaging member with the first or second battery.
16. A battery tray for a vehicle, comprising:
a deck;
first and second opposed longitudinal walls extending from the deck and cooperating with first and second opposed side walls extending from the deck and between the first and second longitudinal walls to form a container area adapted to receive at least one of a first and a second battery, the first and second longitudinal and side walls integrally formed with the deck, the first battery having a longer longitudinal length than the second battery;
the second longitudinal wall and the second side wall including respective first and second battery hold down members each having a horizontally extending rib adapted to engage a retention feature of the first or second battery and an upper angled guide surface, the ribs being vertically spaced apart from the deck and the angled guide surfaces extending from the ribs along the respective second longitudinal and side walls;
the first longitudinal wall and the first side wall including respective first and second ramped members adapted to urge at least the first battery into engagement with the respective first and second battery hold down members upon the first battery being positioned on the deck; and
a first clamping member removably coupled to the battery tray relative to the first side wall and adapted to engage the retention feature of the one of the first and second batteries positioned in the container area.
17. The battery tray of claim 16, wherein the deck includes a channel formed therein adjacent the first side wall and longitudinally extending toward the second side wall, and wherein the first clamping member includes a slide clamping member having an elongated body member configured to be received in the channel and a battery engaging member extending from the body member, the slide clamping member configured to cooperate with the channel to allow sliding in a first direction relative to the channel such that the battery engaging member is adapted to engage the first or second battery and to prevent sliding in a second opposite direction.
18. The battery tray of claim 17, wherein the channel includes ratchet teeth formed on opposed sides thereof, and wherein the body member includes outwardly extending resilient members protruding from opposed lateral sides thereof, the resilient members configured to cooperate with the ratchet teeth to allow movement of the slide clamping member in the first direction toward the second side wall and prevent movement of the slide clamping member in the second opposite direction toward the first side wall.
19. The battery tray of claim 16, wherein the first clamping member includes a snap-fit retention arrangement configured to facilitate removably coupling the first clamping member to the deck in a snap-fit manner.
20. The battery tray of claim 19, wherein the first clamping member includes an elongated body having an upper surface and an opposite lower surface from which the snap-fit retention arrangement protrudes, the body having a battery engaging member extending from the upper surface and configured to be received in a recess formed in the deck adjacent the first side wall when the slide clamping member is in a stowed position, the body sized and shaped such that the battery engaging member is adapted to engage the first or second battery and the body is adapted to extend under a footprint of the first or second battery upon receipt of the first or second battery in the container area.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method of determining a password, wherein the password is subject to a set of requirements, said method comprising:
randomly selecting a first requirement from the set of requirements;
providing the first requirement for the password;
receiving characters for the password;
determining whether the characters satisfy the first requirement; and
providing information that indicates whether the characters satisfy the first requirement.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the characters satisfy the first requirement comprises determining whether the characters satisfy the first requirement as each of the characters are received.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining whether the characters satisfy the first requirement comprises:
buffering a set of received characters; and
determining whether the set of received characters satisfy the first requirement.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
randomly selecting a second requirement from the set of requirements; and
providing the second requirement, when the characters satisfy the first requirement.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing information that indicates whether the characters satisfy the first requirement comprises providing information that indicates the characters fail to satisfy the first requirement.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing information that indicates whether the characters satisfy the first requirement comprises providing information that indicates the first requirement when the characters fail to satisfy the first requirement.
7. An apparatus configured to perform the method of claim 1, said apparatus comprising:
means for randomly selecting a first requirement from the set of requirements;
means for providing the first requirement for the password;
means for receiving characters for the password;
means for determining whether the characters satisfy the first requirement; and
means for providing information that indicates whether the characters satisfy the first requirement.
8. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions for performing the method of claim 1, said medium comprising:
means for randomly selecting a first requirement from the set of requirements;
program code for providing the first requirement for the password;
program code for receiving characters for the password;
program code for determining whether the characters satisfy the first requirement; and
program code for providing information that indicates whether the characters satisfy the first requirement.
9. A method of determining a password, wherein the password is subject to a plurality of requirements, said method comprising:
determining a set of the plurality of requirements;
providing the set of requirements in a random sequence;
receiving characters for each of the set of requirements;
determining whether the characters respectively satisfy the set of requirements as the characters are received; and
providing information that indicates whether the characters satisfy the set of requirements.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein determining whether the characters respectively satisfy the set of requirements comprises determining whether characters respectively satisfy the set of requirements as each individual character is received.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein determining whether the characters respectively satisfy the set of requirements comprises:
buffering a set of characters; and
determining whether the set of characters respectively satisfy the set of requirements.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein providing information that indicates whether the characters satisfy the set of requirements comprises providing information that indicates the characters satisfy one of the set of requirements as soon as the one requirement has been satisfied.
13. An apparatus configured to perform the method of claim 9, said apparatus comprising:
means for determining a set of the plurality of requirements;
means for providing the set of requirements in a random sequence;
means for receiving characters for each of the set of requirements;
means for determining whether the characters respectively satisfy the set of requirements as the characters are received; and
means for providing information that indicates whether the characters satisfy the set of requirements.
14. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions for performing the method of claim 9, said medium comprising:
means for determining a set of the plurality of requirements;
program code for providing the set of requirements in a random sequence;
program code for receiving characters for each of the set of requirements;
program code for determining whether the characters respectively satisfy the set of requirements as the characters are received; and
program code for providing information that indicates whether the characters satisfy the set of requirements.
15. A method of entering a password, wherein the password is subject to a plurality of requirements, said method comprising:
providing a set of the requirements in a random sequence;
determining, during entry of characters, whether the characters satisfy the set of requirements; and
providing information that indicates when each of the set of requirements has been satisfied.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein providing the set of requirements in a random sequence comprises displaying each of the set of requirements individually based on the random sequence.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein providing the set of requirements in a random sequence comprises displaying the set of requirements in an ordered list based on the random sequence.
18. An apparatus configured to perform the method of claim 15, said apparatus comprising:
means for providing a set of the requirements in a random sequence;
means for determining, during entry of characters, whether the characters satisfy the set of requirements; and
means for providing information that indicates when each of the set of requirements has been satisfied.
19. A computer readable medium containing computer executable instructions for performing the method of claim 15, said medium comprising:
program code for providing a set of the requirements in a random sequence;
program code for determining, during entry of characters, whether the characters satisfy the set of requirements; and
program code for providing information that indicates when each of the set of requirements has been satisfied.