Battery compartment
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorHarold R. Murphy
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Abstract
A radio cabinet includes a compartment for three AAA size batteries. The compartment includes a housing having integral means for holding contacts which are intended to engage the batteries only when the batteries are placed in the housing in a predetermined way. The contacts are connected to provide a series-aiding arrangement of the batteries. If any one or more of the batteries is improperly inserted into the housing, electrical continuity is prevented by said integral means.
Claims14
A battery compartment for batteries of the type having a cylindrical body and a first terminal protruding from one of its ends to provide a first electrical potential, the other end of the cylindrical body including a second terminal which provides a second electrical potential, comprising:
- (a) a first contact member, the contact member being resilient;
- (b) a second contact member having at least one tab;
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- (c) a unitary housing having first means for frictionally holding the first contact member and second means cooperating with said at least one tab for frictionally holding the second contact member opposite the first contact member, said second means including an opening which is suitable for accommodating the first terminal in abutment with the second contact and a surface for preventing engagement between the second contact and the second terminal, the first and second contacts being spaced apart a predetermined distance, whereby when a battery is properly inserted in the compartment its second terminal compresses the first contact and the resulting compression force biases the first terminal against the second contact member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.