Battery case having a flange in the terminal hole
OwnerDahluen Huanginventor
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Abstract
A battery case having a terminal hole in the peripheral wall, a circular flange protruded from the inside wall around the terminal hole, and a contact member mounted in the terminal hole for the contact of the positive terminal of a battery, the contact member having a cylindrical mounting portion riveted to the terminal hole, a contact portion supported on the circular flange for the contact of the positive terminal of the battery, and a connecting portion extended from the contact portion and closely attached to the sloping periphery of the circular flange and connected to the corresponding electric wire.
Claims3
A battery case assembly for connecting to a terminal of a battery comprising:
- a) a battery case having:
- i) a terminal hole located through a peripheral wall thereof;
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- ii) a flange located on an interior surface of the peripheral wall, wherein said surface of the flange is a sloping surface;
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- b) a contact member having:
- i) a cylindrical mounting portion inserted through the terminal hole and having a first end riveted to an outer surface of the peripheral wall;
- ii) a contact portion connected to a second end of the cylindrical mounting portion and engaging a positive terminal of the battery, the contact portion is located on the flange;
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- iii) a connecting portion connecting the contact portion to an electric wire, the connecting portion extending outwardly from the contact portion along a side surface of the flange supporting the connecting portion, the connecting portion being spaced apart from a casing of the battery,
- wherein the cylindrical mounting portion, the contact portion, and the connecting portion engaging the battery case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.