Battery mounting and testing apparatuses, methods of forming battery mounting and testing apparatuses, battery-powered test configured electronic devices, and methods of forming battery-powered test configured electronic devices
First Claim
1. A battery mounting and testing apparatus comprising:
- a substrate having a surface area sized and shaped to be covered by a battery having first and second polarity terminal housing members, the surface area comprising a first area and a second area configured for electrical connection with one of the first and second polarity terminal housing members, the first and second areas being spaced and electrically isolated from one another on the substrate;
a conductive first test contact on the substrate surface extending from within the surface area to outside of the surface area, the first test contact being in electrical connection with the first area and electrically isolated from the second area on the substrate; and
a conductive second test contact on the substrate surface extending from within the surface area to outside the surface area, the second test contact being in electrical connection with the second area and spaced from the first test contact and being electrically isolated from the first area and the first test contact on the substrate.
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Abstract
Battery mounting and testing apparatuses and methods of forming the same are described. In one implementation, a substrate includes a surface area over which a battery terminal housing member is to entirely cover. A conductive first test contact is disposed on the substrate surface and extends from within the surface area to outside of the surface area. A conductive second test contact is disposed on the substrate surface and extends from within the surface area to outside the surface area. The second test contact is spaced from the first test contact and is preferably electrically isolated therefrom on the substrate. In one aspect, an electronic device is provided by mounting a battery with the first and second test contacts. In circuit testing is performed after the battery is mounted utilizing the portions of the first and second test contacts which extend outside of the surface area for probe testing.
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26 Claims
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1. A battery mounting and testing apparatus comprising:
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a substrate having a surface area sized and shaped to be covered by a battery having first and second polarity terminal housing members, the surface area comprising a first area and a second area configured for electrical connection with one of the first and second polarity terminal housing members, the first and second areas being spaced and electrically isolated from one another on the substrate; a conductive first test contact on the substrate surface extending from within the surface area to outside of the surface area, the first test contact being in electrical connection with the first area and electrically isolated from the second area on the substrate; and a conductive second test contact on the substrate surface extending from within the surface area to outside the surface area, the second test contact being in electrical connection with the second area and spaced from the first test contact and being electrically isolated from the first area and the first test contact on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A battery mounting and testing apparatus comprising:
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a substrate having a surface area sized and shaped to be covered by a battery having first and second polarity terminal housing members, the surface area comprising a first area and a second area configured for electrical connection with one of the first and second polarity terminal housing members, the first and second areas being spaced and electrically isolated from one another on the substrate; a conductive first test contact on the substrate, the first test contact being in electrical connection with the first area and electrically isolated from the second area on the substrate, the conductive first test contact having a portion which is within the surface area for conductively adhering with the one terminal housing member of the battery, and another portion which extends from within the surface area to outside of the surface area; and a conductive second test contact on the substrate having a portion which is within the surface area for conductively adhering with the terminal housing member of the battery and in electrical connection with the second area, and another portion which extends from within the surface area to outside of the surface area, the second test contact being spaced from the first test contact and electrically isolated from the first area and the first test contact on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A battery mounting and testing apparatus comprising:
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a substrate having a surface area sized and shaped to be covered by a battery terminal housing member; a first array comprising individual conductive nodes over the substrate and within the surface area for conductively adhering with the terminal housing member, the individual nodes being disposed along a first continuous line; and a second array comprising individual conductive nodes over the substrate and within the surface area for conductively adhering with the terminal housing member, the individual nodes of the second array being disposed along a second continuous line outwardly of the first continuous line, one node of the first array being electrically isolated from other nodes of the first array and in electrical communication with some nodes of the second array and collectively comprising therewith a test contact having a conductive extension which extends from within the surface area to outside of the surface area, other different nodes of the first array being in electrical communication with one another and with other different nodes of the second array which are not in electrical communication with said one node of the first array and collectively comprising therewith a different test contact having a different conductive extension which extends from within the surface area to outside of the surface area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. A battery mounting and testing apparatus forming method comprising:
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providing a substrate having a surface area sized and shaped to be covered with a battery having first and second polarity terminal housing members, the surface area comprising a first area and a second area configured for electrical connection with one of the first and second polarity terminal housing members, the first and second areas being spaced and electrically isolated from one another on the substrate; forming a conductive first test contact on the substrate surface extending from within the surface area to outside of the surface areas the first test contact being in electrical connection with the first area and electrically isolated from the second area on the substrate; and forming a conductive second test contact on the substrate surface extending from within the surface area to outside the surface area, the second test contact being in electrical connection with the second area and spaced from the first test contact and being electrically isolated from the first area and the first test contact on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A battery mounting and testing apparatus comprising:
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a substrate having a surface area sized and shaped to be covered by a battery terminal housing member; a conductive first test contact on the substrate surface extending from within the surface area to outside of the surface area; a conductive second test contact on the substrate surface extending from within the surface area to outside the surface area, the second test contact being spaced from the first test contact and being electrically isolated therefrom on the substrate; and wherein at least one of the first and second test contacts comprise a plurality of individual nodes which are in electrical communication with one another within the surface area. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A battery mounting and testing apparatus comprising:
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a substrate having a surface area sized and shaped to be covered by a battery terminal housing member; a conductive first test contact on the substrate having a portion which is within the surface area for conductively adhering with the terminal housing member of the battery, and another portion which extends from within the surface area to outside of the surface area; a conductive second test contact on the substrate having a portion which is within the surface area for conductively adhering with the terminal housing member of the battery, and another portion which extends from within the surface area to outside of the surface area, the second test contact being spaced from the first test contact and electrically isolated therefrom on the substrate; and wherein one of the first and second test contacts comprise a plurality of individual nodes which are in electrical communication with one another. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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Specification