Battery contacts
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsHarold Holden, John R. Benyo
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Abstract
A battery contact (1) for connecting a battery (9) to an electric circuit (4) is comprised a first portion (2) for coupling to the electric circuit and a second portion (3) for coupling to the battery. The contact is made in one piece of electrically conductive sheet metal and is cut and bent so as to form the second portion into a tapered helical spring. The first portion (2) is formed with two retaining prongs (6,7) which facilitate locating and fixing the contact to the electric circuit (4) and a tab 8 which is used for soldering the contact to the electric circuit. In order to allow the contact to be easily picked-up in an automatic manufacturing line, a flat handling portion (11) is provided between the first and second portions.
Claims7
A battery contact manufactured in one piece from electrically conductive sheet metal and comprising a first portion for coupling to an electric circuit and a second portion in the form of a helical spring for coupling to a battery, said first portion including at least one tab for soldering to an electric circuit and at least one retainer prong for locating and fixing the battery contact to the electric circuit prior to soldering.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.