Power supplying device

• US 5,508,123 A
• Filed: 03/06/1995
• Issued: 04/16/1996
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: WEY HENN Company Limited
• Original Assignee: WEY HENN Company Limited
• Inventors: Fan, Chih-Lung
• Primary Examiner(s): Kalafut, Stephen
• Assistant Examiner(s): LILLEY, RICHARD
• Application Number:
  US08/399,932
• Time in Patent Office: 407 Days
• Field of Search: 429/9, 429/96, 429/97, 429/99, 429/100
• US Class Current: 429/96
• 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: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A power supplying device including a body portion having an inner end with a vertical wall on which are mounted a pair of electrodes, the vertical wall having a bottom extending outwardly to form a battery seat, the battery seat having a bed provided with two opposite grooves one at each side thereof and a spring-loaded retainer member close to an outer edge of the battery bed, a dry battery pack including a housing and a cover, the housing being for receiving dry batteries and provided at one end with two openings for mounting a pair of electrodes, the housing having a bottom formed with two flanges one at each side thereof and a slot close to another end of the housing, and a rechargeable battery pack including a casing and a covering plate, the casing being for receiving rechargeable batteries, the covering plate having a cavity adapted to receive the retainer member, the casing having a bottom formed with two flanges one at each side thereof.

Claims

1. A power supplying device comprising:

a body portion having an inner end with a vertical wall on which are mounted a pair of electrodes, said vertical wall having a bottom extending outwardly to form a battery seat, said battery seat having a bed provided with two opposite grooves one at each side thereof and a spring-loaded retainer member close to an outer edge of said battery bed; and

a dry battery pack including a housing and a cover adapted to reclosably engage a top of said housing, said housing being for receiving dry batteries and provided at one end with two openings for mounting a pair of electrodes, said housing having a bottom formed with two flanges one at each side thereof and a slot close to another end of said housing.

2. The power supplying device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said dry battery pack is replaced with a rechargeable battery pack including a casing and a covering plate adapted to reclosably engage a top of said casing, said casing being for receiving rechargeable batteries, said covering plate having a cavity adapted to receive said retainer member, said casing having a bottom formed with two flanges one at each side thereof.