Snap-in battery mounting base
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorJames T. Daley
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Abstract
A battery having a housing with a lower rim and a pair of terminals projecting from one face is releasably mounted in a base. The base has a floor with side rails and an upright at one end. Spring loaded contacts are mounted in the upright to engage the terminals on the battery housing. The side rails have clips that engage the lower rim when the battery is placed in the base to hold the battery housing against the floor. A hinged releasable latch formed in the base engages the rear of the rim to hold the terminals against the contacts.
Claims20
A mounting base for a battery including a battery housing having a laterally extending rim at the bottom of the battery housing and a pair of spaced terminals extending from a face of the battery housing, the mounting base comprising:
- a floor upon which the battery housing may rest, the floor having opposed sides and opposed first and second ends;
- a side rail rising from each of the opposed sides of the floor, each side rail including a clip that engages the rim of the battery housing to hold the battery housing against the floor when the battery is mounted on the mounting base;
- an upright at the first end of the floor, the upright including a pair of spring loaded contacts for engaging the battery terminals and making electrical connections to the battery when the battery is mounted on the mounting base;
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- a releasable latch at the second end of the floor, the latch engaging the rim of the battery housing when the battery is mounted on the mounting base.
A mounting base for a battery including a battery housing having a laterally extending rim at the bottom of the battery housing and a pair of spaced terminals extending from a face of the battery housing, the mounting base comprising:
- a floor upon which the battery housing may rest, the floor having opposed sides and opposed first and second ends;
- a side rail rising from each of the opposed sides of the floor, each side rail including a clip that engages the rim of the battery housing to hold the battery housing against the floor when the battery is mounted on the mounting base;
- an upright at the first end of the floor, the upright including a pair of spring loaded contacts for engaging the battery terminals and making electrical connections to the battery when the battery is mounted on the mounting base;
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- a releasable latch at the second end of the floor, the latch being integral with and hinged to the floor, the latch engaging the rim of the battery housing when the battery is mounted on the mounting base.
A mounting base for a battery including a battery housing having a laterally extending rim at the bottom of the battery housing and a pair of spaced terminals extending from a face of the battery housing, the mounting base comprising:
- a floor upon which the battery housing may rest, the floor having opposed sides and opposed first and second ends;
- a side rail rising from each of the opposed sides of the floor, each side rail including a clip that engages the rim of the battery housing to hold the battery housing against the floor when the battery is mounted on the mounting base;
- an upright at the first end of the floor, the upright including a pair of spring loaded contacts for engaging the battery terminals and making electrical connections to the battery when the battery is mounted on the mounting base, each contact comprising a conductive plate, and a spring disposed between the upright of the mounting base and the conductive plate for biasing the conductive plate toward the battery terminals when the battery is mounted on the mounting base;
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- a releasable latch at the second end of the floor, the latch being integral with and hinged to the floor, the latch engaging the rim of the battery housing when the battery is mounted on the mounting base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.