Battery carrier for battery of portable communication device
AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.
InventorsAnthony M. Kakiel, Gary A. Lee, Ido Amit
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for carrying a battery of a portable communication device. The battery carrier includes a body, a carrier sealing surface, and a wiper. The carrier sealing surface engages a battery seal while the battery is positioned in the battery carrier. The wiper is positioned on a support surface of a battery receptacle in the body. The wiper is aligned with battery contacts of the battery. The wiper wipes the electrical contacts when the battery is inserted into the battery receptacle.
Claims18
A battery carrier configured to releasably support a battery, the battery carrier comprising:
- a body having a carrier sealing surface that is sized and shaped to engage a battery seal of the battery;
- and
- a wiper interconnected with the body and configured to be aligned with and to contact a plurality of electrical contacts of the battery when the battery is supported by the body.
A battery carrying system comprising:
- a battery having a plurality of electrical contacts and a battery seal configured to at least partially seal a battery compartment of a portable communication device;
- a battery carrier configured to releasably support the battery, the battery carrier including
- a body having a sealing surface that is sized and shaped to engage the battery seal;
- and
- a wiper interconnected with the body and configured to be aligned with and to contact the plurality of electrical contacts when the battery is supported by the body.
A method of supporting a battery using a battery carrier, the battery having a plurality of electrical contacts and a battery seal, the method comprising:
- engaging the battery with a body of the battery carrier;
- supporting the battery seal with a carrier sealing surface interconnected with the body;
- and
- wiping the plurality of electrical contacts with a wiper interconnected with the body while the battery is engaging the body of the battery carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.