Battery receptacle having two pairs of anode and cathode terminals
OwnerWen-Chin Shiauinventor
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Abstract
A battery receptacle includes an insulative casing having top and bottom walls for accommodating a battery unit therebetween. A pair of first anode and cathode terminals are disposed on the top wall. An electrical contact and a pair of second anode and cathode terminals are disposed on the bottom wall. A positive-electrode connecting member interconnects electrically the first and second anode terminals, and is adapted to be in electrical contact with a positive electrode of the battery unit. The electrical contact is adapted to be in electrical contact with a negative electrode of the battery unit. A negative-electrode connecting member is connected electrically to the first and second cathode terminals and the electrical contact.
Claims6
A battery receptacle, comprising:
- an insulative casing including top and bottom walls that cooperate to define an accommodating space therebetween adapted for accommodating a battery unit;
- an insulative cover body mounted on said top wall of said casing and having top and bottom surfaces, and an annular outer surface that interconnects said top and bottom surfaces;
- a positive-electrode connecting member having a first end portion that extends into said accommodating space and that is adapted to contact electrically a positive terminal of the battery unit, and a second end portion that is disposed externally of said accommodating space and that abuts against said top wall of said casing;
- an electrical contact mounted on said bottom wall of said casing and adapted to contact electrically a negative terminal of the battery unit;
- a negative-electrode connecting member disposed externally of said accommodating space and having a first end portion that abuts against a periphery of said bottom wall of said casing and that is in electrical contact with said electrical contact, and a second end portion that abuts against said top wall of said casing;
- a first anode terminal having a first end portion that extends through said cover body and that projects upwardly from said top surface of said cover body, and a second end portion that projects downwardly from said bottom surface of said cover body and that is in electrical contact with said second end portion of said positive-electrode connecting member;
- a first cathode terminal provided on said annular outer surface of said cover body and contacting electrically said second end portion of said negative-electrode connecting member;
- a second anode terminal disposed in said accommodating space and having a first end portion that projects upwardly from said top wall of said casing and that is in electrical contact with said second end portion of said positive-electrode connecting member, and a second end portion that projects downwardly from said bottom wall of said casing;
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- a second cathode terminal mounted on a bottom surface of said bottom wall of said casing and contacting electrically said electrical contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.