Shock-mitigating battery boot
AssigneeIntermec Corporation
InventorsJon M. Bishay, Steven Bunce
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Abstract
A cup-shaped protective boot of a resilient material covers a portion of a battery pack which protrudes out of an interior chamber of a handle of a portable, battery-powered, hand-held device. The handle releasably receives the battery pack, and the protective boot forms an environmental seal for the end of the handle to inhibit the entry of contaminants into the handle. The protective boot forms an extended gripping surface for the handle and provides protection against impact shock.
Claims16
A protective boot for a portable, battery-powered, hand-held device, the device having a handle with an interior chamber capable of receiving through an opening in a free end of the handle a battery pack therein with a portion of the battery pack protruding from the handle when fully inserted into the handle interior chamber, the protective boot comprising:
- a cup-shaped boot of a resilient material sized to receive and securely hold the protruding portion of the battery pack therein, the boot having a sealing portion which extends about the protruding portion of the battery pack and is in sealing engagement with the handle when the battery pack is positioned within the handle interior chamber, the boot covering the protruding portion to absorb impact shock in a non-destructive manner when impacted, whereby the handle and battery pack are protected from contaminants and impact shock.
A battery pack for a portable, battery-powered, hand-held device, the device having a handle with an interior chamber having an opening in a free end of the handle, the battery pack comprising:
- at least one battery;
- a battery case containing the battery therein, the battery case being sized to pass through the opening in the free end of the handle and be releasably received partially within the handle interior chamber with a portion of the battery case extending beyond the handle free end;
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- a protective boot sized to cover the extending portion of the battery case and provide a handle extension, the boot being of a resilient material and covering the extending portion to absorb shock in a non-destructive manner when impacted.
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