# US 2021/0280933 A1 · Wearable and replaceable pouch or skin for holding a portable battery pack > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0280933 A1 - Document ID: US20210280933A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/192,446 - Filed: 2021-03-04 - Published: 2021-09-09 - Earliest claimed: 2014-01-15 - Assignees: LAT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a MediPak Energy Systems - Applicants: LAT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a MediPak Energy Systems - Inventors: Laura Thiel; Giancarlo Urzi; Carlos Cid - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210280933A1 ## CPC - H01M 50/247: specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers - H02B 1/26: Casings; Parts thereof or accessories therefor - H01M 50/105: Pouches or flexible bags - H01M 50/147: Lids or covers - H01M 50/178: for pouch or flexible bag cells - H01M 50/207: characterised by their shape - H01M 50/238: Flexibility or foldability - H01M 50/242: adapted for protecting batteries against vibrations, collision impact or swelling - H01M 50/256: Carrying devices, e.g. belts - H01M 50/271: Lids or covers for the racks or secondary casings - H01M 50/296: characterised by terminals of battery packs (terminals of batteries H01M50/543) - H01M 50/548: on opposite sides of the cell - H01M 50/553: Terminals adapted for prismatic, pouch or rectangular cells - H01M 50/121: Organic material - H01M 2220/30: Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - H02B: BOARDS, SUBSTATIONS OR SWITCHING ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUPPLY OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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; and wherein the one or more batteries supply power to the at least one power consuming device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one power consuming device includes at least one power distribution and data hub, and wherein the at least one power distribution and data hub supplies power to at least one peripheral device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein one or more of the battery cover, the at least one power distribution and data hub, and the battery back plate have a curvature or a contour adapted to conform to a curvature or a contour of a load-bearing platform or a wearer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the wearable pouch, the at least one power distribution and data hub, and/or the one or more batteries include at least one layer of a material resistant to heat. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the wearable pouch, the at least one power distribution and data hub, and/or the one or more batteries include a material resistant to bullets and/or shrapnel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one peripheral device is a tablet, a smartphone, a computer, a radio, a rangefinder, a laser designator, a targeting system, a global positioning system (GPS) device, night vision goggles, an electronic jamming system, a mine detector, a metal detector, a camera, a thermal imaging device, a short wave infrared (SWIR) device, a satellite phone, an antenna, a lighting system, an environmental system, an amplifier, a receiver, a fishfinder, a chartplotter, an aerator, a live bait well, a temperature sensor, a depth sensor, a stereo, and/or a drone. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the at least one peripheral device includes at least two peripheral devices, and wherein the power distribution and data hub is operable to transfer data between the at least two peripheral devices. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The system of claim 2, wherein the power distribution and data hub is enclosed in the wearable pouch. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the wearable pouch includes a closeable opening through which the one or more batteries are operable to be removed from the wearable pouch, and one or more openings through which the one or more flexible omnidirectional leads from the one or more batteries can be accessed. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9, wherein the closable opening can be closed by a mechanism selected from the group consisting of a zipper, a hook and loop system, one or more buttons, one or more snaps, one or more ties, one or more buckles, one or more clips, and one or more hooks. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the portable battery pack is Modular Lightweight Load-carrying Equipment (MOLLE)-compatible. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the portable battery pack is operable to affix to a vest, a plate carrier, or body armor using at least one zipper. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein an interior of the wearable pouch includes a first set of straps and a second set of straps, wherein the first set of straps is oriented substantially perpendicular to the second set of straps, wherein each strap in the first set of straps is oriented substantially parallel to other straps in the first set of straps, and wherein each strap in the second set of straps is oriented substantially parallel to other straps in the second set of straps. ### Claim 14 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; and wherein the one or more batteries supply power to the at least one power consuming device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the at least one power consuming device includes at least one power distribution and data hub, and wherein the at least one power distribution and data hub supplies power to at least one peripheral device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14, wherein the one or more flexible omnidirectional leads are operable to simultaneously charge at least one of the one or more batteries and supply power to one or more of the at least one power consuming device. ### Claim 17 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; and wherein the one or more batteries supply power to the at least one power consuming device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the at least one power consuming device includes at least one power distribution and data hub, and wherein the at least one power distribution and data hub supplies power to at least one peripheral device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the load-bearing platform is selected from the group consisting of a vest, a backpack, a helmet, a chair, a seat, a boat, a kayak, and body armor. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the pouch attachment ladder system comprises a plurality of straps, a plurality of horizontal rows of webbing, a plurality of slits, and combinations thereof.