Wearable and replaceable pouch or skin for holding a portable battery pack
AssigneeLAT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a MediPak Energy Systems
InventorsLaura Thiel, Giancarlo Urzi, Carlos Cid
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Abstract
A wearable pouch operable to hold at least one portable battery pack and other power or communications equipment. The wearable pouch includes a main body with a front side, a back side opposite the front side, at least one sealable opening, and at least one opening for at least one lead from the at least one portable battery pack secured within the wearable pouch.
Claims20
A system for supplying power to at least one power consuming device comprising:
- a portable battery pack including one or more batteries enclosed in a wearable pouch;
- and
- the at least one power consuming device;
- wherein the one or more batteries include:
- a battery cover including one or more channels to accommodate wires of one or more flexible omnidirectional leads;
- a battery back plate attached to the battery cover;
- and
- the one or more flexible omnidirectional leads including a connector portion and a wiring portion, wherein a flexible spring is provided around the wiring portion, wherein the wiring portion and the flexible spring are held securely in the one or more channels in the battery cover such that a portion of the flexible spring is positioned inside the battery cover and a portion of the flexible spring is positioned outside the battery cover;
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- wherein the one or more batteries supply power to the at least one power consuming device.
A system for supplying power to at least one power consuming device comprising:
- a portable battery pack including one or more batteries enclosed in a wearable pouch;
- and
- the at least one power consuming device;
- wherein the one or more batteries are rechargeable and include:
- a battery cover including one or more channels to accommodate wires of one or more flexible omnidirectional leads;
- a battery back plate attached to the battery cover;
- and
- the one or more flexible omnidirectional leads including a connector portion and a wiring portion, wherein a flexible spring is provided around the wiring portion, wherein the wiring portion and the flexible spring are held securely in the one or more channels in the battery cover such that a portion of the flexible spring is positioned inside the battery cover and a portion of the flexible spring is positioned outside the battery cover;
- wherein the one or more flexible omnidirectional leads are operable to charge at least one of the one or more batteries;
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- wherein the one or more batteries supply power to the at least one power consuming device.
A system for supplying power to at least one power consuming device comprising:
- a portable battery pack including one or more batteries enclosed in a wearable pouch;
- and
- the at least one power consuming device;
- wherein the one or more batteries include:
- a battery cover including one or more channels to accommodate wires of one or more flexible omnidirectional leads;
- a battery back plate attached to the battery cover;
- and
- the one or more flexible omnidirectional leads including a connector portion and a wiring portion, wherein a flexible spring is provided around the wiring portion, wherein the wiring portion and the flexible spring are held securely in the one or more channels in the battery cover such that a portion of the flexible spring is positioned inside the battery cover and a portion of the flexible spring is positioned outside the battery cover;
- wherein the wearable pouch includes a pouch attachment ladder system (PALS) operable to attach the wearable pouch to a load-bearing platform;
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- wherein the one or more batteries supply power to the at least one power consuming device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.