Patent · US Expired

Battery retainer

US6645665B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 20, 2001
Grant dateNov 11, 2003
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 26, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

The invention provides a battery retainer for retaining a battery comprising a positive electrode and a negative electrode, the battery retainer comprising a positive terminal for contacting the positive electrode of the battery, a negative terminal for contacting the negative electrode of the battery, a receiving chamber designed to be adapted to receive a battery and being open at the top, a pivotable retaining arm located at the top of the receiving chamber and designed and arranged to hold a battery received in the receiving chamber therein, and a spring element located at the bottom of the receiving chamber and designed and arranged to at least partly eject the battery received in the receiving chamber therefrom upon a pivotal movement of the pivotable retaining arm off the battery.

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