Battery pack for a camera

• US 7,736,072 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2007
• Issued: 06/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yongzhong Tian
• Original Assignee: Yongzhong Tian
• Inventors: Tian, Yongzhong
• Primary Examiner(s): Koval; Melissa J
• Application Number:
  US11/683,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20080219659A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,196 Days
• Field of Search: 396/539, 396/541, 396/542, 396/301, 396/422, 455/456.1, 348/211.3, 348/211.13
• US Class Current: 396/422
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 7/26 Power supplies; Circuitry or arrangement to switch on the power source; Circuitry to check the power source voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/213 adapted for cells having curved cross-section, e.g. round or elliptic H01M50/209, H01M50/216 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/244 Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A battery pack for a camera includes a main housing for containing one or more batteries. An adaptor electrically connected to the one or more batteries protrudes from the main housing and is configured for electrical engagement with a camera supported on the main housing. The battery pack optionally includes one or more of the following: a display screen on the main housing for displaying system functions or images and videos captured by the camera; a wireless transmission device in the main housing for transmitting images captured by the camera to a remote receiver; one or more memory unit housings in the main housing for receiving one or more memory units.

Claims

1. A battery pack for a camera, comprising:

a main housing including an interior region for containing at least one battery and an exterior base region for supporting a camera;

an adaptor protruding from the main housing and electrically connected to the interior region of the main housing, with the adaptor configured for electrically engaging said camera supported horizontally on the exterior base region of the main housing;

a first memory unit housing in the main housing for receiving a first memory unit; and

a second memory unit housing in the main housing for receiving a second memory unit.

2. The battery pack of claim 1, wherein, when first and second memory units are inserted in the first and second memory unit housings, data is transferable between the first and second memory units via a processor in the main housing.

3. The battery pack of claim 1 further comprising a carrier in the main housing for supporting the at least one battery.

4. The battery pack of claim 1 wherein the adaptor is configured for engaging a battery housing in the camera.

5. The battery pack of claim 1 further comprising a processor in the main housing for transferring data from the camera to a memory unit in at least one of the first and second memory unit housings.

6. The battery pack of claim 1 further comprising at least a third memory unit housing in the main housing.

7. The battery pack of claim 1 further comprising a plurality of computer boards in the main housing.

8. A battery pack for a camera, comprising:

a main housing including an interior region for containing at least one battery and an exterior base region for supporting a camera;

a plurality of memory card housings in the main housing for receiving a plurality of memory cards;

an adaptor protruding from the main housing and electrically connected to the interior region of the main housing, with the adaptor configured for electrically engaging said camera supported horizontally on the exterior base region of the main housing; and

a wireless transmission device in or on the main housing for transmitting data captured by the camera to a receiver.

9. The battery pack of claim 8 wherein the wireless transmission device has a transmission range of at least 100 meters.

10. The battery pack of claim 8 wherein the adaptor is configured for engaging a battery housing in the camera.

11. The battery pack of claim 8 further comprising a carrier in the main housing for supporting the at least one battery.

12. A battery pack for a camera, comprising:

a main housing including an interior region for containing at least one battery and an exterior base region for supporting a camera;

an adaptor protruding from the main housing and electrically connected to the interior of the main housing, with the adaptor configured for electrically engaging said camera supported horizontally on the exterior base region of the main housing; and

a display screen on the main housing for displaying battery pack functions or images captured by a camera.

13. The battery pack of claim 12 further comprising a wireless transmission device in or on the main housing for transmitting data captured by the camera to a receiver.

14. The battery pack of claim 13 wherein the wireless transmission device has a transmission range of at least 100 meters.

15. The battery pack of claim 12 further comprising a plurality of memory card housings in the main housing for receiving a plurality of memory cards.

16. The battery pack of claim 12 wherein the display screen is adapted for displaying video images captured by the camera.

17. The battery pack of claim 12 wherein the main housing includes a base region for supporting the camera, with an attachment mechanism protruding from the base region for engaging a corresponding opening in the camera.

18. The battery pack of claim 12 further comprising a GPS device in the main housing for providing GPS data.

19. The battery pack of claim 18 wherein the display screen is adapted for displaying the GPS data.