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US 2014/0212725 A1Published application
Flexible handle assembly for a battery
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips N.V.
InventorBradley Stewart Koeppel
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Abstract
A removable battery assembly is configured to provide electrical power to a device. The device may include, for example, an oxygen concentrator, a ventilator, a respiratory therapy device, an electromagnetic radiation therapy device, a nebulizer, and/or other devices. The battery assembly is configured to securely engage the device, while allowing for quick and easy disengagement and removal. The mechanism for disengaging the battery assembly from the device may be intuitive to users, such that users may not have to spend substantial time learning how to remove the battery assembly from engagement.
Claims15
A removable battery assembly, the battery assembly comprising:
- a battery body that houses an electric battery configured to provide stored energy as electrical power, wherein the battery body is configured to be inserted into a battery compartment of a device to provide electrical power to the device;
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- a flexible handle assembly affixed to the battery body, wherein the flexible handle assembly comprises:
- an attachment portion that is mechanically coupled to the battery body,
- a handgrip configured to be grasped to facilitate removal of the battery body from the battery compartment by applying tension to the handgrip at a point of engagement,
- a first support and a second support that connect the attachment portion with the handgrip to form an opening between the attachment portion, the handgrip, the first support and the second support, wherein the first support is formed on a first side of the flexible handle assembly, wherein the second support is formed on a second side of the flexible handle assembly, and wherein the first side and second side of the flexible handle assembly are on generally opposite sides from each other, and
- a first securement portion and a second securement portion formed on the flexible handle to secure the battery assembly in the battery compartment of the device, the first securement portion being formed on the first side and the second securement portion being formed on the second side, wherein the flexible handle assembly is configured such that responsive to the handgrip being grasped and pulled to remove the battery assembly from the battery compartment, the tension applied to the flexible handle assembly causes the flexible handle assembly to flex so that the first side and the second side are drawn toward each other, thereby releasing the first and the second securement portions from secure engagement with the device.
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A method of making a removable battery assembly, the method comprising:
- affixing a flexible handle assembly to a battery body configured to be inserted into a battery compartment of a device to provide electrical power to the device, wherein the battery body houses an electric battery configured to provide stored energy as electrical power, and wherein the flexible handle assembly comprises:
- an attachment portion that is affixed to the battery body;
- a handgrip configured to be grasped to facilitate removal of the battery body from the battery compartment by applying tension to the handgrip at a point of engagement;
- a first support and a second support that connect the attachment portion with the handgrip to form an opening between the attachment portion, the handgrip, the first support and the second support, wherein the first support is formed on a first side of the flexible handle assembly, wherein the second support is formed on a second side of the flexible handle assembly, and wherein the first side and second side of the flexible handle assembly are on generally opposite sides from each other;
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- a first securement portion and a second securement portion formed on the flexible handle to secure the battery assembly in the battery compartment of the device, the first protrusion being formed on the first side and the second protrusion being formed on the second side, and wherein the flexible handle assembly is configured such that responsive to the handgrip being grasped and pulled to remove the battery assembly from the battery compartment, tension applied to the flexible handle assembly causes the flexible handle assembly to flex so that the first side and the second side are drawn toward each other, thereby releasing the first and the second securement portions from secure engagement with the device.
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A removable battery assembly, the battery assembly comprising:
- means for housing an electric battery configured to provide stored energy as electrical power, wherein the means for housing is configured to be inserted into a battery compartment of a device to provide electrical power to the device;
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- means for removing the means for housing from the battery compartment of such a device, wherein the means for removing comprises:
- means for securely engaging the battery compartment of such a device, wherein the means for securely engaging is formed on a first side and a second side of the means for removing;
- means for grasping the means for removing to apply a tension to the means for removing by pulling the means for grasping away from the battery compartment of such a device, wherein the means for removing is configured such that responsive to the tension being applied via the means for grasping, wherein the means for removing flexes to remove the means for securely engaging from secure engagement with the battery compartment of such a device, and wherein the first side and second of the means for removing are drawn toward each other, thereby enabling the battery assembly to be withdrawn from such a device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.