Rescue battery

• US 10,141,761 B2
• Filed: 02/14/2012
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Idit Hoter-Ishay
• Original Assignee: Idit Hoter-Ishay
• Inventors: Hoter-Ishay, Idit
• Primary Examiner(s): Fureman, Jared
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bukhari, Aqeel H
• Application Number:
  US13/985,234
• Publication Number:
  US 20140103714A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,478 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/00 Constructional details or processes of manufacture of the non-active parts of electrochemical cells other than fuel cells, e.g. hybrid cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/209 adapted for prismatic or rectangular cells H01M50/216 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/342 The other DC source being a battery actively interacting with the first one, i.e. battery to battery charging with circuits for polarity protection H02J7/0034
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

Apparatus is described, for use with a cellphone (10) that has a power supply, in which the apparatus includes energy-storage apparatus (20), including a housing (26), a battery (28) coupled to the housing, and a cellphone interface (30) coupled to the housing, configured to electrically couple the battery to the power supply of the cellphone and to carry current from the battery to the power supply. Other embodiments are also described.

Claims

1. An apparatus for providing emergency backup power to a cellphone that has a power supply, the apparatus comprising:

a housing;

a non-rechargeable battery with at least a one-year shelf life, integrated within the housing; and

a cellphone interface coupled to the housing, configured to be inserted into a data port of the cellphone, to electrically couple the battery to the power supply of the cellphone, to carry current from the battery to the power supply, and to provide the sole means of attachment of said apparatus to said cell phone such that said apparatus will remain attached to said cell phone under its own weight when said cell phone is in use

wherein;

the energy-storage apparatus is in a ready-to-use state;

a length of the housing is between 20 and 70 mm;

a height of the housing is between 10 and 40 mm;

a depth of the housing is between 5 and 30 mm;

said length is longer than said height;

said length is longer than said depth;

said cellphone interface is rigidly coupled to a top surface of said housing and is centered at about a midpoint of said length;

said cellphone interface proceeds at right angles from said housing;

said housing comprises a front surface; and

said front surface comprises a front open dimple centered at about said midpoint of said length.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the cellphone interface is a Micro-USB plug.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said apparatus is adapted to fit within a package with the shape and size of a lipstick case or a mascara case.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said cellphone interface comprises at least three pins on a flat surface.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said housing further comprises a back surface and wherein said back surface comprises a back dimple opposite of said front dimple.