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US 10,490,962 B2Granted
Minimum rotation bayonet electrical connector
AssigneeThales Defense & Security, Inc.
InventorsMehrdad Badie, Jeffrey Dickens
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Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for providing a bayonet electrical connector for connecting electrical components, such as for securely connecting a battery or other device to a charger, a bayonet based power source, or for providing a similar type connection for another device such as a radio, using minimal space requirements.
Claims16
A device for operational engagement with a battery or other device, comprising:
- at least one bayonet for rotatably receiving a battery to be engaged therewith, each of the at least one bayonet having:
- a bayonet body;
- at least a first contact portion extending from the bayonet body, the at least a first contact portion having a contact surface extending in a direction approximately perpendicular to the direction of extension from the bayonet body;
- and
- at least a second contact portion on the bayonet body;
- wherein the battery or other device has a first contact portion that is engageble with the at least a first contact portion of the bayonet body upon engagement of the battery or other device with the bayonet and upon rotation of the engaged battery or other device with the bayonet into full engagement in less than 20 degrees of rotation, and wherein the battery or other device has a second contact portion engageable with the at least a second contact portion of the bayonet body upon rotation of the engaged battery or other device with the bayonet in less than 20 degrees of rotation.
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A bayonet connector, comprising:
- at least a first contact portion extending from the bayonet body, the at least a first contact portion having a contact surface extending in a direction approximately perpendicular to the direction of extension from the bayonet body;
- and
- at least a second contact portion on the bayonet body, wherein the battery has a first contact portion that is engageble with the at least a first contact portion of the bayonet body upon engagement of a battery with the bayonet and upon rotation of the engaged battery with the bayonet into full engagement in less than 20 degrees of rotation, and
- wherein the battery has a second contact portion engageable with the at least a second contact portion of the bayonet body upon rotation of the engaged battery with the bayonet in less than 20 degrees of rotation.
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A charging device configured to charge at least two batteries, the charger comprising:
- at least one bayonet for rotatably receiving a battery to be engaged therewith, each of the at least one bayonet having:
- a bayonet body;
- at least a first contact portion extending from the bayonet body, the at least a first contact portion having a contact surface extending in a direction approximately perpendicular to the direction of extension from the bayonet body;
- and
- at least a second contact portion on the bayonet body;
- wherein each of the at least two batteries has a first contact portion that is engageble with the at least a first contact portion of each corresponding bayonet body upon engagement of the battery with the corresponding at least one bayonet and upon rotation of the engaged battery with the bayonet into full engagement in less than 20 degrees of rotation, and
- wherein each battery has a second contact portion engageable with the at least a second contact portion of the bayonet body upon rotation of the engaged battery with the bayonet in less than 20 degrees of rotation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.