Battery housing with integral latch and positive displacement apparatus

A battery housing (105) with an integral latch (201) and a cantilevered spring finger positive displacement mechanism (320, 321) is disclosed. The slide-on battery is captivated by guide rails (307-312) on each side of the mating surface of the battery housing. When the battery is properly located,...

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Main Authors ROSS P. GOODWIN, MICHAEL W. ZUREK
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 12.01.2000
Edition5
Subjects
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION
TRANSMISSION
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Summary:A battery housing (105) with an integral latch (201) and a cantilevered spring finger positive displacement mechanism (320, 321) is disclosed. The slide-on battery is captivated by guide rails (307-312) on each side of the mating surface of the battery housing. When the battery is properly located, a torsion bar latch (201) locks the battery in place. When the latch is activated by the user to remove the battery, cantilevered spring fingers (320, 321) force the battery housing away from its locked position.
Bibliography:Application Number: IE19890003544