Battery holder for electronic apparatus
AssigneeSpectra-Physics, Inc.
InventorWilliam K. Vatter
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Abstract
A receiver for a laser transmitter for use in surveying, comprising a housing and a sensor module pivotably mounted on the housing so that, by pivoting the sensor module relative to the housing, the device can detect a laser signal coming from sources at various angles to the housing. Also, a battery receptacle comprising a housing which defines a cavity and an opening at one end of the cavity for receiving a battery. First and second recesses are formed at the other end of said cavity and are shaped to receive terminals on a battery which is inserted in the cavity. First and second electrically conductive springs are mounted in the first and second slots, respectively. A door is mounted on the housing to close the opening and to retain a battery in the cavity.
Claims5
A battery receptacle for a battery having first and second terminals projecting from one surface of said battery, comprising:
- a housing defining a cavity having an opening formed at one end for receiving the battery;
- first and second recesses formed at the other end of said cavity and being shaped to receive the terminals of the battery when it is inserted into the cavity;
- first and second electrically conductive springs mounted in said first and second recesses, respectively;
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- a door mounted on said housing to close said opening and to retain the battery in said cavity wherein said housing further defines a pocket adjacent the opening and wherein said pocket includes means for slidably receiving said door, so that said door is slidable between an open position in which a battery may be inserted or removed from said cavity and a closed position in which said door closes the opening to the cavity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.