Battery adapter for adapting a large capacity battery to a hand phone

• US 5,697,808 A
• Filed: 02/29/1996
• Issued: 12/16/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: E Lead Electronic Company Limited
• Original Assignee: E Lead Electronic Company Limited
• Inventors: Chen, Tonny
• Primary Examiner(s): Abrams, Neil
• Assistant Examiner(s): BIGGI, BRIAN JOSEPH
• Application Number:
  US08/593,679
• Time in Patent Office: 656 Days
• Field of Search: 439/500, 439/502, 439/919, 439/929, 429/121
• US Class Current: 439/500
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/256 Carrying devices, e.g. belts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A battery adapter for adapting a large capacity battery to a hand phone so as to supply power thereto in the case that the power of the hand phone battery is insufficient and it is impossible to charge the battery. The battery adapter includes an adapter and an imitative battery. The adapter has a mating face for mating with a large capacity battery. The mating face is disposed with more than one set of positive and negative electrodes connected to a lead wire. The lead wire extends from one side of the adapter to the imitative battery. The imitative battery has a shape similar to that of the battery for the hand phone and a mating face for mating with the hand phone. The mating face is disposed with several power terminals connected to the lead wire. When used, the large capacity battery is engaged on the mating face of the adapter and the imitative battery is engaged on the mating face of the hand phone so that the large capacity battery can supply power to the hand phone for long term of use.

Claims

1. A battery adapter for adapting a large capacity battery to a hand phone, said battery adapter comprising an adapter and an imitative battery, wherein:

the adapter has a mating face for mating with a large capacity battery, the mating face being disposed with more than one set of positive and negative electrodes connected to a lead wire, the lead wire extending from one side of the adapter to the imitative battery, two resilient limitation plates being disposed respectively on upper and lower edges of the mating face for inserting into limitation channels of the large capacity battery; and

the imitative battery has a shape similar to that of the battery for the hand phone and a mating face for mating with the hand phone, the mating face being disposed with several power terminals connected to the lead wire.

2. A battery adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein a clip member is disposed on a back face of the adapter for hanging the adapter on a user'"'"'s belt.

3. A battery adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein a socket is formed on one side of the adapter and the lead wire is equipped with a plug having a terminal at one end for inserting into the socket so as to electrically connect the adapter with the lead wire and facilitate storage thereof.

4. A battery adapter as claimed in claim 1, wherein a socket is formed on one side of the imitative battery and the lead wire is further equipped with a plug having a terminal at the other end for inserting into the socket so as to electrically connect the imitative battery with the lead wire and facilitate storage thereof.