×

Battery with strength indicator

  • US 6,977,123 B1
  • Filed: 08/12/1992
  • Issued: 12/20/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A battery package having a battery-strength indicator comprising:

  • a package frame;

    rechargeable batteries mounted on said package frame, each of said batteries having first and second terminals;

    a battery-strength indicator mounted on said package frame and electrically connected to a first terminal of one of said batteries; and

    a battery switch comprising a resilient, nonconductive layer disposed over said package frame, a switch chamber disposed beneath said resilient layer, a first conductor extending from said switch chamber and connected to said indicator, and a second conductor extending from said switch chamber and connected to a second terminal of one of said batteries, said battery switch being biased in an electrically open position,whereby upon pressing of the resilient layer over said switch chamber, the switch contacts will place said indicator in electrical contact across the terminals of said batteries.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×