Battery package with battery support
US6419091B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 24, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D2585/88
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A retail package for round cell batteries is a transparent single sheet thermoformed clamshell having a cover connected along a hinge to a base which receives an array of upwardly extending batteries. The base has a side wall which extends upwardly from a flat bottom wall. The side wall has a lower section which is substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall and has a zero degree draft angle. Semicylindrical pockets are defined by the base wall lower portion and batteries are positioned in the pockets two abreast. Thus, each battery is engaged by a portion of the side wall and another battery. Hence, a partially emptied container will still retain most of the batteries upright. The cover has a downwardly extending skirt with an inwardly extending semicircular closure tab which engages beneath a lip formed on the base side wall. The lid closure may be released by pressing the base side wall.
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