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US 12,732,007 B1Granted
Battery harvesting adapter
AssigneeLAT Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsLaura Thiel, Giancarlo Urzi, Ronen Hananis
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Abstract
The present invention includes a battery harvesting adapter configured to connect to a plurality of batteries operable to power a plurality of radios. The plurality of radios includes a PRC-148, a PRC-152, and a PRC-163 radio. The battery harvesting adapter is further configured to capture power from a battery and transfer the power to a radio, a battery, a portable power case, a DC-DC converter, and other equipment.
Claims19
An apparatus operable to engage with a device comprising:
- a housing;
- a cable positioned within a coil spring;
- a bayonet comprising at least one negative contact plate;
- and
- a locking handle connected to the at least one negative contact plate;
- wherein the cable and the coil spring are held securely in a channel in the housing such that a first portion of the coil spring is positioned inside the housing and a second portion of the coil spring is positioned outside the housing;
- wherein rotating the locking handle causes the at least one negative contact plate to rotate to engage a battery without rotating the housing and without rotating the battery;
- and
- wherein the at least one negative contact plate is constructed and configured to rotate within the housing to engage the device.
6 more elements
A bayonet connector comprising:
- a bayonet comprising a negative contact plate and a locking handle connected to the negative contact plate;
- and
- a cable positioned within a coil spring;
- wherein the negative contact plate is constructed and configured to rotate to engage a battery without rotating the battery;
- wherein the locking handle is constructed and configured to rotate to cause the negative contact plate to rotate within a housing to engage the battery without rotating the battery;
- and
- wherein the cable and the coil spring are held securely in a channel in the housing such that a first portion of the coil spring is positioned inside the housing and a second portion of the coil spring is positioned outside the housing.
4 more elements
A battery harvesting adapter comprising:
- a housing;
- a cable positioned within a coil spring;
- and
- a bayonet comprising a negative contact plate attached to the housing;
- wherein the cable and the coil spring are held securely in a channel in the housing such that a first portion of the coil spring is positioned inside the housing and a second portion of the coil spring is positioned outside the housing;
- wherein the negative contact plate is operable to contact a battery;
- and
- wherein the negative contact plate is constructed and configured to rotate within the housing to engage the battery and supply power to at least one device.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.