Device to permit the use of non-standard batteries to power battery operated devices

A device to permit the use of non-standard batteries to power battery operated devices comprised of:

• an adapter, which is placed inside of the battery compartment of the battery operated device;
• electrical contacts, which are positioned inside of the battery compartment of the battery operated device by the adapter so as to create an electrical connection between said contacts and the battery contacts of the battery operated device;
• a battery box, which is designed to contain a battery or batteries not standard for use inside the battery compartment of the battery operated device;
• an electrical connection between said contacts and the non-standard battery or batteries when said battery or batteries are placed within said battery box;
• an electronic or mechanical means of regulating the direction of current flow from the non-standard batteries to the battery operated device, directly or indirectly electrically connected to said contacts;
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• an electronic or mechanical means of limiting the maximum voltage that may occur across said contacts;
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• an apparatus to limit the maximum voltage that may occur across said contacts. Said apparatus may consist of a Zener diode or other electronic or mechanical means of limiting voltage, directly or indirectly electrically connected to said contacts, or/and the interior cavity of the battery box, specifically sized and shaped with the placement of contacts within said cavity such that only a specific type, or types, of batteries may be placed within, in a specific quantity, or quantities, in accordance with the type used.