Battery-containing apparatus
US5007859A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 16, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A contact carrier is pivotally coupled to a body portion that defines a chamber for receiving a power source battery, to support a door for pivotal movement with the contact carrier between a closed position covering the chamber and an open position uncovering the chamber. The contact carrier includes an electrically conductive contact for making electrical connection with a corresponding contact of the battery and to bias the battery into the chamber, when the door is closed. The door and the contact carrier are translationally coupled to permit the door to be translated relative to the contact carrier in the closed position to latch the door. Thus, since the contact carrier remains stationary during latching movement of the door, the electrical connection between the two contacts will not be disturbed.
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