Battery connection apparatus employing fixed latching members
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1. A battery attachment apparatus comprising:
- a housing having at least one electrochemical cell positioned therein, the housing having first and second opposing ends;
a plurality of contacts carried on the housing; and
a latching arrangement carried on the housing separate from the plurality of contacts, the latching arrangement to removably secure the housing to a second housing using only fixed non-movable latching members, the fixed non-movable latching members of the latching arrangement comprising;
a first mating notch formed in the first end, the first mating notch having a first depth; and
a second mating notch formed in the second end, the second mating notch having a second depth different from the first depth.
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Abstract
A battery attachment apparatus (201) for attaching a battery (200) to an electronic device (100) includes a fixed latch arrangement and a contact arrangement. The fixed latch arrangement is carried on the electronic device (100) and the battery (200). The contact arrangement has a flat contact (220) carried on the battery (200) and a spring contact (310) carried on the electronic device (100). Upon mating the flat and spring contacts (220 and 310), the spring contact (310) deflects and urges the battery (200) into engagement with the fixed latch arrangement, thereby, securing attachment of the battery (200) and electrically connecting the battery (200) to the electronic device (100).
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1. A battery attachment apparatus comprising:
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a housing having at least one electrochemical cell positioned therein, the housing having first and second opposing ends; a plurality of contacts carried on the housing; and a latching arrangement carried on the housing separate from the plurality of contacts, the latching arrangement to removably secure the housing to a second housing using only fixed non-movable latching members, the fixed non-movable latching members of the latching arrangement comprising; a first mating notch formed in the first end, the first mating notch having a first depth; and a second mating notch formed in the second end, the second mating notch having a second depth different from the first depth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A battery attachment apparatus for attaching a battery to an electronic device, the battery attachment apparatus comprising:
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a latching arrangement carried on the electronic device and the battery to removably secure the battery to the electronic device using only fixed non-movable latching members, and a contact arrangement carried on the electronic device and the battery, the contact arrangement separate from the latching arrangement, the contact arrangement comprising a first plurality of contacts and a second plurality of contacts, one of the first and second pluralities of contacts carried on the battery, the other one of the first and second pluralities of contacts carried on the electronic device, the contact arrangement to apply a spring force to facilitate engagement of the fixed non-movable latching members of the latching arrangement and physically attach the battery to the electronic device, and the contact arrangement to mate the first and second pluralities of contacts to facilitate an electrical connection and electrically connect the battery to the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A battery-powered electronic device comprising:
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a battery comprising; a battery housing having at least one electrochemical cell disposed therein, the battery pack comprising first and second ends, first and second side surfaces extending between the first and second ends, and first and second face surfaces extending between the first and second ends and the first and second side surfaces, the second end joining the first side surface at a first edge, and the second end joining the second side surface at a second edge, a first notch formed in a center of the first end equidistant the first and second side surfaces, a second notch formed in the second end at the first edge, a third notch formed in the second end at the second edge, a plurality of flat contacts carried on the second end, the plurality of flat contacts located between the second and third notches, the plurality of contacts electrically connected to the at least one electrochemical cell; and an electronic device comprising; a device housing having electronic circuitry positioned therein and a recess, the recess bounded by first and second endwalls, first and second sidewalls extending between the first and second endwalls, and a base surface extending between the first and second endwalls and the first and second sidewalls, a first catch carried on a center of the first endwall equidistant the first and second sidewalls, the first catch for insertion into the first notch, a second catch carried on the second endwall, the second catch located between a center of the second endwall and the first sidewall, the second catch for insertion into the second notch, a third catch carried on the second endwall, the third catch located between the center of the second endwall and the second sidewall, the third catch for insertion into the third notch, and a plurality of spring contacts carried on the second endwall, the plurality of spring contacts located between the second and third catches directly opposite the first catch, the plurality of spring contacts electrically connected to the electronic circuitry, the plurality of spring contacts adapted to mate with corresponding ones of the plurality of flat contacts to electrically connect the electronic circuitry to the at least one electrochemical cell, and the plurality of spring contacts further adapted to push the battery into abutment with the first endwall of the recess and obtain insertion of the first catch into the first notch and partial insertion of the second and third catches into the second and third notches to physically attach the battery to the electronic device.
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