Destructive battery closure
First Claim
1. An article comprising:
- (a) a battery support containing battery lead wires attached to one or more terminals;
(b) an opposing battery support attached to the battery support to create a battery closure;
(c) one or more batteries having one or more battery contacts in the opposing battery support;
(d) one or more activation tabs; and
(e) one or more spring-loaded member shaving a linear axis;
wherein the one or more terminals are attached to the one or more spring-loaded members;
wherein the one or more activation tabs are spaced between the one or more terminals and the one or more battery contacts;
wherein the one or more spring-loaded members provide a biasing force that biases the one or more terminals against the one or more activation tabs keeping the one or more activation tabs in place in either a first position or a second position of the opposing battery support;
wherein the opposing battery support is moveable from the first position to the second position relative to the battery support by moving the opposing battery support along the linear axis and toward the one or more spring-loaded members to compress the one or more spring-loaded members so that the biasing force is greater in the second position than in the first position; and
wherein the opposing battery support is securely connected to the battery support in both the first position and the second position.
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Abstract
An article including: a battery support containing battery lead wires attached to terminals; an opposing battery support attached to the battery support to create a battery closure; one or more batteries having battery contacts in the opposing battery support; and one or more activation tabs; wherein the terminals are attached to spring-loaded members; wherein the one or more activation tabs are spaced between the terminals and the battery contacts; wherein the spring-loaded members provide a biasing force that biases the terminals against the activation tabs keeping the one or more activation tabs in place in either a first position or a second position of the opposing battery support; wherein the opposing battery support is securely connected to the battery support in both the first position and the second position; and wherein the biasing force is greater in the second position than in the first position.
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20 Claims
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1. An article comprising:
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(a) a battery support containing battery lead wires attached to one or more terminals; (b) an opposing battery support attached to the battery support to create a battery closure; (c) one or more batteries having one or more battery contacts in the opposing battery support; (d) one or more activation tabs; and (e) one or more spring-loaded member shaving a linear axis; wherein the one or more terminals are attached to the one or more spring-loaded members; wherein the one or more activation tabs are spaced between the one or more terminals and the one or more battery contacts; wherein the one or more spring-loaded members provide a biasing force that biases the one or more terminals against the one or more activation tabs keeping the one or more activation tabs in place in either a first position or a second position of the opposing battery support; wherein the opposing battery support is moveable from the first position to the second position relative to the battery support by moving the opposing battery support along the linear axis and toward the one or more spring-loaded members to compress the one or more spring-loaded members so that the biasing force is greater in the second position than in the first position; and wherein the opposing battery support is securely connected to the battery support in both the first position and the second position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising the following steps:
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(i) preventing supplying energy to a device by; (a) assembling a battery closure by connecting a battery support to an opposing battery support, wherein the battery support contains battery lead wires attached to one or more terminals, one or more batteries are secured to the opposing battery support, and the one or more batteries have one or more battery contacts; (b) preventing engaging the one or more batteries by one or more spring-loaded members which provide a biasing force that biases the one or more terminals against one or more activation tabs when the opposing battery support is in either a first position or a second position, wherein the one or more activation tabs are spaced between the one or more terminals and the one or more battery contacts; (ii) supplying energy to the device by; (a) removing the one or more activation tabs; (b) driving the one or more terminals by the one or more spring-loaded members into contact with the one or more battery contacts so as to engage the one or more batteries and the battery lead wires to establish contact between the one or more battery contacts and the battery lead wires; and wherein the one or more spring-loaded members have a linear axis; wherein the opposing battery support is moveable from the first position to the second position relative to the battery support by moving the opposing battery support along the linear axis and toward the one or more spring-loaded members to compress the one or more spring-loaded members so that the biasing force is greater in the second position than in the first position, and wherein the opposing battery support is securely connected to the battery support in both the first position and the second position. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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