Battery carrying portable electric equipment
US6364696B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/10
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A piece of portable electric equipment is provided with a case, a battery pack housed in the case, and an input/output (I/O) connector which is exposed outside the case and has charging terminals. The I/O connector is accessible inside the case and has connecting terminals which contact battery terminals on the battery pack housed in the case. The portable electric equipment case holds the battery pack with its battery terminals in direct contact with the connecting terminals of the I/O connector.
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