US 5,651,821 A · Battery disposal and collection apparatus

Abstract

The battery disposal and collection apparatus includes a terminal connection having a terminal electrode pressed by a pressing structure on an upper cover, a battery guide case having a battery container to which the terminal electrode is inserted when the upper cover is closed, and which contains batteries, a rotary plate having an electrode terminal and a battery dropping hole on the plane of a rotary plate under the battery guide case. The electrode terminal contacts the terminal of a battery at the side opposite to the one at the terminal electrode when the terminal of the battery contained in the battery container contacts the terminal electrode. A battery discharger discharges current flowing between the terminal electrode contacting the terminal of the battery contained in the battery container and the electrode terminal. A battery receiver stores the battery which is discharged by the battery discharger and dropped through the battery dropping hole of the rotary plate.

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Dependent claims

A battery disposal and collection apparatus comprising:

an upper cover;
battery treating device provided on said upper cover for performing a disposal treatment of a battery in safety;
a battery guide case having a battery receiving hole for containing batteries;
plate having a battery dropping hole and positioned under said battery guide case, the battery dropping hole permitting the battery contained in said battery receiving hole to pass through;
and
battery receiving container provided under said plate at a side of said plate opposite to said upper cover for storing a battery dropped through said battery dropping hole of said plate.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Battery disposal and collection apparatus

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Battery disposal and collection apparatus

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Abstract

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