Battery loading mechanism of camera

A camera battery loading mechanism for securing a camera battery, said battery having a protruding positive electrode terminal and a recessed negative electrode terminal surrounded by an insulating layer disposed about the periphery thereof, wherein the loading mechanism is housed within a camera body having a cylindrical battery chamber and a battery cover disposed over a proximal end of the battery chamber, said loading mechanism comprising:

• a positive battery terminal contact member disposed at a distal end of the cylindrical battery chamber and having a raised contact point about a center of the cylindrical chamber wherein said positive contact member has a raised stepped portion at a distal end thereof which is so configured and arranged to contact the insulating layer disposed about the periphery of the recessed negative electrode thereby preventing contact of the positive contact member with the recessed negative electrode terminal.

A camera battery loading mechanism for securing a camera battery, said battery having a protruding positive electrode terminal disposed at a distal end thereof, and a recessed negative electrode disposal at a proximal end thereof wherein the camera battery is selectably insertable into a battery chamber of a camera body, said camera loading mechanism comprising:

• a positive battery terminal contact member disposed at a distal end of said battery chamber and connected to a sidewall of the battery chamber by a proximal end thereof, wherein said contact member has a raised center contact point which contacts the protruding positive electrode terminal of the battery upon insertion thereof and a raised stepped portion at a distal end thereof which prohibits contact with the recessed negative electrode of the battery upon insertion into the battery chamber.