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US 8,408,951 B1Granted
Battery contact for an electronic device
AssigneeWinvic Sales Inc.
InventorMathieu Chartrand
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Abstract
According to embodiments of the present invention, an electronic device includes a first electrical conductor located in a shell. The first electrical conductor has a vertical portion and a horizontal portion at the bottom of the vertical portion. A cap has a second electrical conductor and can be mated with the shell. After mating, the second electrical conductor contacts the horizontal portion of the first electrical conductor.
Claims15
An electronic device comprising:
- a shell including an opening arranged to receive at least one battery into a hollow interior region of the shell;
- a first electrical conductor located at least partially in the shell and including:
- a vertical portion, and
- a horizontal portion at a bottom of the vertical portion;
- a cap configured to mate with the shell through the shell opening and including a second electrical conductor;
- and
- wherein:
- the horizontal portion of the first electrical conductor is configured to contact the second electrical conductor when the cap is mated with the shell,
- an inner wall of the shell comprises a projecting portion above the horizontal portion of the first electrical conductor, and
- the projecting portion of the shell and the second electrical conductor of the cap are configured to compress the horizontal portion when the cap is mated with the shell.
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An electronic device comprising:
- a first electrical conductor located at least partially in a shell and including:
- a vertical portion, and
- a horizontal portion at a bottom of the vertical portion;
- and
- wherein:
- the horizontal portion of the first electrical conductor is configured to contact a second electrical conductor of a cap when the cap is mated with the shell,
- an inner wall of the shell comprises a projecting portion above the horizontal portion of the first electrical conductor, and
- the projecting portion of the shell and the second electrical conductor of the cap are configured to compress the horizontal portion when the cap is mated with the shell.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.