Battery arrangement
US5149598A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 11, 1991 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 11, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A battery system for use in a battery-operated device, such as a rescue light or radio used in a hostile environment, employs at least one battery element contained within a tubular support member. In embodiments which employ multiple battery elements, the battery elements are in electrical communication with one another, illustratively by welding or soldering their teminals to one another. At one end of the tubular element, a terminal of the battery system is covered entirely by a seal formed of a resilient material. The seal additionally closes the entire end of the tubular member. At the second end of the tubular member, a second seal is provided for closing the second end of the tubular member, but not covering the second battery supply terminal. The battery system operates in conjunction with a housing for the battery-operated device which may have arranged therein a pointed contact which penetrates the first seal so as to achieve electrical communication with the first contact of the battery supply. The battery supply is urged toward the pointed contact by a spring which is contained within a closure member which seals an aperture of the housing of the battery-operated device…
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