Battery charging adapter for a battery charger for a portable battery operated transceiver
First Claim
1. A battery charging system for supplying charging current to a battery pack for a battery utilization device, comprising;
- a housing having an interior chamber and a device receptacle for receiving the batter utilization device;
circuit means within said housing for producing a battery charging current having a pressure activated switch for initiating a deep discharge mode, said switch being operator-actuable through an access aperture in the bottom wall of said device receptacle;
contact means extending into said receptacle for establishing electrical communication between said circuit means and said battery utilization device; and
adapter means including a housing adapted for installation in said receptacle and defining an alternative receptacle for receiving said battery pack, and including contact means adapted to establish electrical communication between said device receptacle contacts and said battery pack, said adapter means further including actuator means operator-accesible from the exterior of said adapter housing for actuating said switch.
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Abstract
A battery charger system for supplying charging current to either a battery-powered transceiver or to the rechargeable battery pack of the transceiver includes a housing housing a receptacle for receiving the transceiver. Upon insertion of the transceiver into the receptacle an electric contact projecting from the bottom wall of the receptacle contacts the transceiver to establish electrical communication between the device and charging circuitry within the housing. When supplying charging current to the battery pack an adapter having a smaller receptacle is inserted into the receptacle to establish electrical communication between the contacts and the battery pack. A reciprocatively mounted actuator stem in the adapter housing enables actuation of a deep-discharge mode select switch through an aperture in the bottom wall of the receptacle.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery charging system for supplying charging current to a battery pack for a battery utilization device, comprising;
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a housing having an interior chamber and a device receptacle for receiving the batter utilization device; circuit means within said housing for producing a battery charging current having a pressure activated switch for initiating a deep discharge mode, said switch being operator-actuable through an access aperture in the bottom wall of said device receptacle; contact means extending into said receptacle for establishing electrical communication between said circuit means and said battery utilization device; and adapter means including a housing adapted for installation in said receptacle and defining an alternative receptacle for receiving said battery pack, and including contact means adapted to establish electrical communication between said device receptacle contacts and said battery pack, said adapter means further including actuator means operator-accesible from the exterior of said adapter housing for actuating said switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An adapter for use in conjunction with a battery charger having, a receptacle for receiving a battery utilization device, electrical contacts in the receptacle for enabling the installation of a battery pack in the charger, and a pressure actuated mode selection switch accessible through an aperture in the charger receptacle, comprising;
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an adapter housing dimensioned for installation in the charger receptacle and defining a receptacle for receiving the battery pack; contact means within said housing for establishing electrical communication between said electrical contacts in said charger receptacle and the battery pack; and
,operator actuation means in said adapter housing for facilitating actuation of said switch from the exterior of said adapter housing. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A battery charging system for supplying charging current to a battery pack for a battery utilization device through device contacts on the housing of the utilization device when the battery pack is mounted therein or directly through the terminals of the battery pack when the battery pack is removed from the utilization device, said system comprising;
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a housing having an interior chamber and a device receptacle for receiving the battery utilization device; circuit means within said housing for producing a battery charging current; device receptacle contact means in said receptacle for establishing electrical communication between said circuit means and said device contacts of said battery utilization device; and
,adapter means including an adapter housing adapted for installation in said receptacle and defining an alternative receptacle for receiving said battery pack and further including adapter contact means extending into said alternative receptacle for establishing electrical communication between said device receptacle contacts and the terminals of said battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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