Non-interruptible battery changing system
AssigneeVermed, Inc.
InventorJohn David Plumadore
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Abstract
A battery changing system having a battery chamber housing a first battery connected to a circuit, and receives a second, replacement battery which becomes connected to the circuit and displaces the first battery from the battery chamber as the second battery is being inserted, maintaining continuity of power to the circuit. Embodiments include a system which displaces the battery from the same side or opening in which the replacement battery is inserted, and a system which displaces the battery from another opening in the battery chamber.
Claims12
A non-interruptible battery changing system, comprising:
- a battery chamber for movably receiving a plurality of batteries;
- battery connector having a member to seat a first battery within said battery chamber and to receive a second battery into said battery chamber, said battery connector comprising a movable element movable within said battery chamber which urges said first battery from said battery chamber as said second battery is received into said battery chamber, said battery connector including a circuit providing a continuous potential from at least one of said first and said second battery.
A non-interruptible battery changing system, comprising;
- a battery chamber having space for removably receiving a plurality of batteries;
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- a battery receiver for removably retaining in said battery chamber and electrically simultaneously connecting a plurality of batteries to an output circuit, wherein each of said plurality of batteries can be removed and replaced without interruption of the remaining at least one of said plurality batteries from said output circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.