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US 6,656,631 B2Granted
Battery housing, electricity delivering system and method of delivering electricity
AssigneeWilson Greatbatch Ltd.
InventorsRobert Zayatz, Michael David Brown
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Abstract
The present invention includes a housing having a casing and a cap. A connecting conductor is joined to the cap, and a plunger conductor assembly is electrically connected to the connecting conductor. A battery may be placed in the casing and electrically connected to an electrically conductive concentric ring. When the cap is attached to the casing, the plunger conductor is electrically connected with the concentric ring so as to provide electricity from the battery to the connecting conductor. A method of delivering electricity using such a housing is also described.
Claims53
An electricity delivering system, comprising:
- a casing having a wall defining a cavity within the wall;
- a battery in the cavity and having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- a contact board having thereon two concentric rings of electrically conductive material, a first of the concentric rings being electrically connected to the positive terminal, and a second of the concentric rings being electrically connected to the negative terminal;
- a cap attached to the casing and having mounted thereon a first plunger conductor and a second plunger conductor, the first plunger conductor being positioned to engage the first concentric ring, and the second plunger conductor being positioned to engage the second concentric ring;
- a first connecting conductor electrically connected to the first plunger conductor;
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- a second connecting conductor electrically connected to the second plunger conductor.
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An electricity delivering system, comprising:
- a casing having a wall defining a cavity within the wall;
- a first battery in the cavity, the first battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- a second battery in the cavity, the second battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal, the negative terminal of the second battery being electrically connected to the negative terminal of the first battery;
- a contact board having thereon three concentric rings of electrically conductive material, a first of the concentric rings being electrically connected to the positive terminal of the first battery, and a second of the concentric rings being electrically connected to the positive terminal of the second battery, and a third of the concentric rings being electrically connected to the negative terminals of the first battery and the second battery;
- a cap attached to the casing and having mounted thereon a first plunger conductor, a second plunger conductor, and a third plunger conductor, the first plunger conductor being positioned to engage the first concentric ring, and the second plunger conductor being positioned to engage the second concentric ring, and the third plunger conductor being positioned to engage the third concentric ring;
- a first connecting conductor electrically connected to the first plunger conductor;
- a second connecting conductor electrically connected to the second plunger conductor;
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- a third connecting conductor electrically connected to the third plunger conductor.
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A battery housing, comprising:
- a casing having a surrounding sidewall extending along a longitudinal axis to a first open end and a second open end of the casing, and having an orifice in the casing sidewall proximate the first open end;
- a cap having a movable pin, wherein the cap is positionable in the first open end of the casing with the movable pin extending through the orifice to secure the cap to the casing;
- a connecting conductor supported by the cap;
- and
- a plunger conductor electrically connected to the connecting conductor, the plunger conductor having a base and a movable extension, wherein the movable extension is biasable into electrical communication with a terminal of a battery housed in the casing.
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A method of delivering electricity, comprising:
- providing a casing having a wall defining a cavity within the wall;
- providing a battery in the cavity, the battery having a positive terminal and a negative terminal;
- providing a contact board having thereon two concentric rings of electrically conductive material, the first ring being electrically connected to the positive terminal and the second ring being electrically connected to the negative terminal;
- providing a cap attached to the casing, the cap having mounted thereon a first plunger conductor and a second plunger conductor, the first plunger conductor being positioned to engage the first ring and the second plunger conductor being positioned to engage the second ring when the cap is attached to the casing;
- providing a first connecting conductor electrically connected to the first plunger conductor;
- providing a second connecting conductor electrically connected to the second plunger conductor;
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- providing electrical pathways from the connecting conductors to an electricity consuming device to allow electricity to flow from the battery to the electricity consuming device via the first ring, the first plunger conductor and the first connecting conductor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.