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US 5,958,618 AGranted
Battery assembly
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorPaul Sullivan
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Abstract
A battery cell stick (100) is formed by vertically-stacking bare rechargeable cylindrical battery cells (110, 120) and then wrapping the cells in a common label (130) having an adhesive backing (132). Subsequently, multiple cell sticks (100, 150) are combined in a single plastic housing (160). The assembly is wrapped with an additional adhesive-backed label (180). Positively- and negatively-polarized terminal ends (112, 152) are exposed through openings (172, 174) in the housing.
Claims2
A battery assembly, comprising:
- first and second sets of cylindrical battery cells, each battery cell having a positively-polarized terminal end, an opposing negatively-polarized terminal end and a peripheral portion;
- first and second adhesive-backed labels;
- and
- a plastic housing,
- said first set of battery cells disposed end-to-end, the first adhesive-backed label wrapped around a peripheral portion of each of the first set of battery cells to form a first cell stick,
- said second set of battery cells disposed end-to-end, the second adhesive-backed label wrapped around a peripheral portion of each of the second set of battery cells to form a second cell stick, and
- the first and second cell sticks attached to said plastic housing;
- and also comprising
- a third adhesive-backed label wrapped around the entire assembly.
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A two-way radio having a rechargeable battery package, the battery package comprising:
- a first battery cell stick, including:
- upper and lower cylindrical battery cells disposed end to end such that a negatively-polarized terminal portion of the upper cell is in direct and intimate contact with a positively-polarized terminal portion of the lower cell, and a first adhesive-backed label wrapped around a peripheral portion of both cells;
- a second battery cell stick, including:
- upper and lower cylindrical battery cells disposed end to end such that a positively-polarized terminal portion of the upper cell is in direct and intimate contact with a negatively-polarized terminal portion of the lower cell, and a second adhesive-backed label wrapped around a peripheral portion of both cells;
- a plastic battery housing, including:
- a top, a bottom, and first and second receiving portions, the top having first and second apertures positioned above the corresponding first and second receiving portions;
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- a third adhesive-backed label, wherein
- the first and second battery cell sticks are disposed within the corresponding first and second housing receiving portions, the positively-polarized end of the first cell stick upper cell exposed through the first aperture, the negatively-polarized end of the second cell stick upper cell exposed through the second aperture, and the third adhesive-backed label wrapped around the cell sticks and the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.