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US 2003/0118875 A1Published application
Battery holder with battery releasing mechanism
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorJerry Wu
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AssigneeHon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
InventorJerry Wu
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A battery holder includes front and rear end blocks connected by opposite side walls, defining an interior space therebetween for receiving a battery having a flat negative terminal and a reduced positive terminal on opposite ends. Negative and positive electrodes are attached to inner surfaces of the front and rear end blocks for electrically engaging the negative and positive terminals of the battery. Flanges are formed on the inner surface of the front end block for holding the negative terminal side of the battery. Opposite raised portions are formed on the inner surface of the rear end block defining a channel for receiving the positive electrode. The channel is sized only to accommodate the reduced positive terminal so as to prevent the battery to be positioned in an incorrect orientation. The positive electrode includes a central contact engageable with a free end of the positive terminal and a U-shaped secondary contact for retainingly engaging a circumferential surface of the reduced terminal for both electrical connection therewith and mechanically retaining the battery at the positive terminal side. Two releasing members are positioned under the battery and attached to the secondary contact whereby when the secondary contact is manually disengaged from the reduced positive terminal to release the battery, the releasing members are forced to drive the battery out of the holder thereby automatically ejecting the battery out of the holder.
A battery holder adapted to retain a battery having opposite first and second end faces, the first end face forming a first electrical terminal of the battery, a reduced projection extending from the second end face to form a second electrical terminal of the battery, the battery holder comprising:
A battery holder adapted to receive and retain a battery having first and second opposite end faces with a flat terminal defined by the first end face and a reduced terminal extending from the second end face, the battery holder comprising a holder body having front and rear end walls with front and rear electrodes attached thereto for electrically engaging the flat terminal and reduced terminal respectively, two opposite raised portions being formed on the rear end wall and defining a receiving space therebetween, the receiving space being sized to accommodate the reduced terminal, but not the flat terminal, a distance between the front end wall and the raised portions of the rear end wall substantially corresponding to a distance between the end faces of the battery but smaller than a distance between the first end face and a free end of the reduced terminal whereby positioning the battery in the holder body in an incorrect orientation is prevented.
A battery holder comprising a holder body having front and rear end walls defining therebetween an interior space adapted to receive a battery having opposite front and rear terminals, front and rear electrodes being attached to the front and rear end walls for electrically engaging the terminals of the battery, the rear electrode comprising a first section forming an inverted U-shaped configuration which is adapted to engage a circumferential surface of a reduced projection of the rear terminal and thus retaining the battery in the interior space and a second section which is adapted to underlap the battery, the rear electrode being angularly movable to an unlocked position to disengage the rear terminal and simultaneous drive the battery out of the interior space by the second section.
A battery holder adapted to receive a battery having a first end face forming a flat terminal and a second end face forming a reduced terminal, the battery holder comprising front and rear end walls to which front and rear electrodes are respectively attached for electrically engaging the flat terminal and the reduced terminal, the front end wall forming flanges confronting the rear end wall for engaging a circumferential surface of the battery proximate the first end face, the rear electrode forming a U-shaped configuration for retainingly engaging the reduced terminal proximate the second end face thereby securely retaining the battery in the battery holder.
A battery holder assembly comprising:
A battery holder assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.