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US 5,119,009 AGranted
Lithium battery deactivator
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsFrank D. McCaleb, Basil Pagones
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Abstract
A Lithium battery includes a switch to operatively activate the discharging circuit so that Lithium may be inactivated for safe disposal of the battery.
Claims2
A safety mechanism for use in rendering a Lithium power source safe for disposal after use, comprising:
- a battery having at least one Lithium cell;
- discharge means for discharging said at least one Lithium cell;
- a manually operated switch means for selectively coupling said discharge means to said at least one Lithium cell to substantially complete discharging of said at least one cell;
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- a battery housing for housing said battery, said discharge means, and said manually operated switch means.
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