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Battery box assembly

  • US 7,625,667 B2
  • Filed: 01/04/2006
  • Issued: 12/01/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A battery compartment for use in combination with a control unit of an electronic faucet, including:

  • a housing configured to receive a first battery and a second battery;

    a lid having a hinge operably coupled to the housing, a first contact configured to contact a negative terminal of the first battery, and a second contact configured to contact a positive terminal of the second battery, the first and second contacts extending from the lid to mate with first and second connectors of the control unit; and

    a spring disposed within the housing having a first coil configured to be in electrical communication with a positive terminal of the first battery, a second coil configured to be in electrical communication with a negative terminal of the second battery, and a connecting portion extending directly between the first and second coils of the spring for providing an electrical connection between the first and second coils of the spring.

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