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US 8,371,358 B1Granted
Removable battery system and method
AssigneeHomeRun Holdings Corporation
InventorsWillis Jay Mullet, Christopher Lee Wysoczynski, Richard Scott Hand, Doug Real
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Abstract
In a window covering system with a shade roll, a removable battery pack system includes a battery tube conformed to fit within a shade roll with a hollow interior where the battery tube is electrically connected with the shade roll but, preferably, does not rotate with the shade roll.
Claims15
In a window covering system with a shade roll with a hollow interior, a removable battery system comprising:
- a. a removable battery tube containing at least one battery, with a sealed first end and a sealed second end, conformed to fit within and be removed from said shade roll with a hollow interior and wherein said removable battery tube is electrically connected with said window covering system;
- b. a battery tube end support connected with said removable battery tube at said second end and sealing said second end;
- c. a bearing wherein said bearing is located within said hollow interior of the shade roll and rotates with said shade roll and wherein said battery tube end support is connected with said bearing within said shade roll but said battery tube end support and said removable battery tube do not rotate with said shade roll;
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- d. a removable battery cap connected with said first end of said removable battery tube wherein said removable battery cap seals the first end of the removable battery tube and retains said at least one battery in said removable battery tube and wherein said removable battery cap is separate from said window covering system and also includes devices for locking the removable battery tube with said window covering system such that said removable battery tube does not rotate with said shade roll and wherein, in combination, said battery tube end support and said removable battery cap create a sealed removable battery tube when within the shade roll and when removed from said shade roll.
2 more elements
In a window covering system with a shade roll, a removable battery system comprising:
- a. a header with a first end cap and a second end cap wherein said end caps are electrically connected;
- b. said shade roll with a hollow interior and said shade roll rotatably supported by and between said first end cap and said second end cap;
- c. an enclosed battery tube with a first end and a second end conformed to fit within and be removed from the shade roll wherein said battery tube includes at least one battery and wherein said battery tube at said first end is supported by and electrically connected with said first end cap;
- d. a battery tube end support connected with said second end of said battery tube;
- e. a bearing wherein said bearing is located within said hollow interior of the shade roll and rotates with said shade roll and wherein said battery tube end support is connected with said bearing within said shade roll but said battery tube end support does not rotate with said shade roll;
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- f. a motor outside of said battery tube electrically connected with said second end cap and not directly connected with said battery tube.
4 more elements
In a window covering system with a shade roll, a removable battery method comprising:
- a. providing a header with a first end cap and a second end cap wherein said end caps are electrically connected;
- said shade roll with a hollow interior and wherein said shade roll is supported by and between said first end cap and said second end cap;
- with an enclosed battery tube with a first end and a second end conformed to fit within the shade roll wherein said battery tube includes at least one battery and wherein said first end of said battery tube is supported by and electrically connected with said first end cap;
- with a battery tube end support connected with said second end of said battery tube;
- with a bearing wherein said bearing is located within said hollow interior of the shade roll and rotates with said shade roll and wherein said battery tube end support is connected with said bearing within said shade roll but said battery tube end support does not rotate with said shade roll;
- and with a motor outside of said battery tube and not directly connected with said battery tube electrically connected with said second end cap;
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- b. activating said at least one battery to operate said motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.