Apparatus for retaining a battery within a motor vehicle

A device for selectively retaining a battery. The device further allows for retention of either the European configuration or the American configuration. The device accomplishes this through the use of a locating feature, an attachment and a dual sided locating head. In the first position, the device is positioned along the mounting ledge and the battery tray. In this position, the device selectively retains American configuration batteries. In a second position, the same device is flipped over to provide a clamp for the European style batteries. In this configuration, the opposite side of the locking head is in contact with the mounting ledge of the battery, which is of different shape and position as the American battery. The versatility of the device allows for the transfer of an American battery with a European battery and vice-versa.