Motorola Corporation

Michael H Brannan

William H Robertson, Jr

Sam V Hosseini

Jorge L Garcia

Masaru Tokiyama

Ellis Arthur Pinder

Jerry R Nichols

A battery mounting assembly for a radio (100) includes a radio housing and a back cover (102, 104). The radio housing (102) has front and back surfaces (108, 110) with retaining posts (122) extending from the back surface (110). A battery pack (106) has through-holes (120) which correspond and mate with the retaining posts (122) to retain the battery pack against the back surface (110). The back cover (104) slides along the radio housing (102) to compressibly retain the battery pack (106) against the radio housing.

Battery mounting assembly for a radio

A battery pack (100) for an electronic device includes one or more rechargeable battery cells (102), a charging circuit (117) for regulating a predetermined recharging voltage and current applied to the battery cells (102); and an electrical connector (115) integrated into the battery pack for providing connection to the charging circuit and permitting connection to the electrical connector (115) whether the battery pack (100) is positioned within or outside the electronic device.

Battery pack having integrated charging circuit and charging connector

A microphone (10) for a two-way radio has front (12) and rear (14) housing assemblies, a PTT button (48) and a detachable power cable (18). The front housing (20) has a microphone opening (22) and an integrally formed hoop (36) on the lower part of the housing. A waterproof membrane (32) covers the opening and protects a microphone cartridge (24). A grill (34) snaps to the front housing, securing the membrane in place. The PTT button actuates a PTT switch through an elastomeric boot (50) which seals the microphone and also acts as a return spring for the PTT button. The rear housing (40) has a hoop receiver (38) on the lower part of the housing to receive the hoop on the front housing, and the PTT button fits into the side of the housing. The detachable power cable snaps into the microphone, and is held in place with a locking collar (58) which engages the hoop. When the entire microphone is assembled, the locking collar is retained in the hoop to provide additional securing force, and an o-ring seal (46) is radially compressed between the front housing and the rear housing to provide a water-tight seal around the microphone cartridge.

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Michael H Brannan