Battery housing with integral latch and positive displacement apparatus

• Main Authors: ROSS P. GOODWIN, MICHAEL W. ZUREK
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.01.2000
• Edition: 5
• 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

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,...