Patent · US Expired

Battery holder

US5945235A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 1997
Grant dateAug 31, 1999
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Expiry dateJul 28, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A holder for a pair of cylindrical battery cells includes a carrier which retains the batteries in parallel side-by-side relationship and in series electrical connection. The cells are installed into a housing longitudinally and the housing is formed with guide channels for guiding and substantially surrounding the cells. At the ends of the guide channels, there are provided contact elements for electrically connecting the battery cells to circuitry. Electric shock hazard to a user is eliminated because the internal contact elements are inaccessible to the operator, even when the carrier is removed from the housing.

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