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publication_id: "OT-2026-000000779"
title: "Battery cell extraction tool and method of using"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:03:23.045139Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000779"
categories:
  - "lifting-positioning-manipulation/lift-tables-and-positioners"
keywords:
  - "b66f1/00"
  - "h01m50/209"
  - "h01m50/55"
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# Battery cell extraction tool and method of using

## Abstract

An apparatus for removing a battery cell from a rigid housing containing a plurality of contiguous battery cells. The apparatus bridges the housing with a jack that ratchets up a selected battery cell by attachment to undercuts in the terminals. The jack has a hinged connection between the bridge and a manually operated handle. A user operates the handle to raise a strut interfacing between the bridge and the terminals of the battery cell. Upon removal from the housing the battery cell is refurbished or replaced. The apparatus can be used with a selected battery cell in a grid of battery cells without modification or adjustment due to the position of a particular cell within the grid or due to cells having different heights relative to the top of the housing.