AA battery cellular phone
First Claim
1. An electronic device having a control circuit for controlling the operation of said electronic device and a battery compartment adaptively configurable for retaining and electrically interconnecting therein either of a first battery configuration and a second battery configuration for providing power to said control circuit, said battery compartment comprising:
- a back wall for supporting said battery configurations in said compartment;
a plurality of side walls extending from said back wall for further supporting said battery configurations in said compartment;
a panel hingedly attached within said compartment, said hingedly attached panel being rotatable between first and second angular positions; and
a plurality of conductive elements within said compartment, wherein a first of said plurality of conductive elements is disposed for physically contacting and electrically interconnecting said first battery configuration when said panel is in said first angular position and a second of said plurality of conductive elements is disposed for physically contacting and electrically interconnecting said second battery configuration when said panel is in said second angular position.
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Abstract
An electronic device (10) having a control circuit (12) for controlling the operation thereof and a battery compartment (14) adaptable configurable for retaining and electrically interconnecting therein either of a first battery configuration (52) and a second battery configuration (54) for providing power to the control circuit (12), the battery compartment (14) comprising a back wall (28) for supporting the battery configurations in the compartment (14), a plurality of side walls (34) extending from the back wall (28) for further supporting the battery configurations (52, 54) in the compartment, a panel (40) hingedly attached within the compartment (14), the hingedly attached panel (40) being rotatable between first and second angular positions, and a plurality of conductive elements (46) within the compartment, wherein a first of the plurality of conductive elements is disposed for physically contacting and electrically interconnecting the first battery configuration (52) when the panel is in the first angular position and a second of the plurality of conductive elements is disposed for physically contacting and electrically interconnecting the second battery configuration (54) when the panel is in the second angular position.
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30 Claims
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1. An electronic device having a control circuit for controlling the operation of said electronic device and a battery compartment adaptively configurable for retaining and electrically interconnecting therein either of a first battery configuration and a second battery configuration for providing power to said control circuit, said battery compartment comprising:
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a back wall for supporting said battery configurations in said compartment; a plurality of side walls extending from said back wall for further supporting said battery configurations in said compartment; a panel hingedly attached within said compartment, said hingedly attached panel being rotatable between first and second angular positions; and a plurality of conductive elements within said compartment, wherein a first of said plurality of conductive elements is disposed for physically contacting and electrically interconnecting said first battery configuration when said panel is in said first angular position and a second of said plurality of conductive elements is disposed for physically contacting and electrically interconnecting said second battery configuration when said panel is in said second angular position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A battery compartment for controlling a control circuit of an electronic device, said compartment being adaptively configurable for retaining and electrically interconnecting therein either of a first battery configuration and a second battery configuration for providing power to said control circuit, said battery compartment comprising:
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a back wall for supporting said battery configurations in said compartment; a plurality of side walls extending from said back wall for further supporting said battery configurations in said compartment; a panel hingedly attached within said compartment, said panel being rotatable about said hinged attachment between first and second angular positions; and a plurality of conductive elements within said compartment, wherein one of said plurality of conductive elements is disposed for physically contacting and electrically interconnecting said first battery configuration when said panel is in said first angular position and another of said plurality of conductive elements is disposed for physically contacting and electrically interconnecting said second battery configuration when said panel is in said second angular position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for changing the battery configuration within a battery compartment of an electronic device from a first battery configuration to a second battery configuration wherein said battery compartment is adaptively configurable for retaining and electrically interconnecting either of said battery configurations therein for providing power to a control circuit for said electronic device, said battery compartment having a panel hingedly attached within said compartment and rotatable about a hinged attachment between first and second angular positions, said method comprising the following steps:
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removing said first battery configuration from said battery compartment; rotating said panel about said hinged attachment from said first angular position to said second angular position; and inserting said second battery configuration into said battery compartment such that said second battery configuration is in electrical intercommunication with said control circuit.
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20. A method for changing the battery configuration within a battery compartment of a cellular phone from a first battery configuration to a second battery configuration wherein said battery compartment is adaptively configurable for retaining and electrically interconnecting either of said battery configurations therein for providing power to a control circuit for said cellular phone, said second battery configuration comprising a plurality of cylindrical battery cells having a pair of nodes axially aligned at opposite ends of respective cells, said battery compartment having a back wall, a pair of opposing end walls and a pair of panels hingedly attached within said compartment, each of said panels being attached substantially along one of said opposing end walls, each of said panels having first and second angular positions, said first angular positions wherein said panels substantially abut said back wall and said second angular positions wherein said panels substantially abut their respectively associated end walls, each of said panels having thereon a plurality of conductive elements, said method comprising the following steps:
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removing said first battery configuration from said battery compartment; rotating each of said panels from its first angular position to its second angular position; inserting each of said plurality of battery cells into said battery compartment such that each of said cell has one of its opposing nodes contacting one of said plurality of conductive elements on one of said panels and the other of its opposing nodes contacting another one of said plurality of conductive elements on said other of said panels.
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21. A battery compartment for an electronic device, the battery compartment comprising:
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a battery chamber, said battery chamber having rotatable panels adapted to rotate between a first position and a second position, said chamber configured to accept at least one battery of a first type when said panels are in said first position and to accept at least one battery of a second type when said panels are in said second position; first electrical coupling means for coupling said at least one battery of said first type to said electronic device when said rotatable panels are in said first position; and second electrical coupling means for coupling said at least one battery of said second type to said electronic device when said panels are in said second position. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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