Motorola Corporation

Vito Dionisio, Jr

David H Karl

Randall P Chambers

Scott H Richards

Bruce A Claxton

William C Phelps, Iii

Peter B Gilmore

Mark C Taraboulos

William M Bradford

James V Lauder

A removable battery package (120) has a latch assembly (200) for attaching to a latch coupler (700) of an electronic device (110). The removable battery package (120) includes a socket (432) that mates with the latch coupler (700). A resilient, deflectable latch member (260) is secured within the socket (432). The latch member (260) has a latch portion (266, 268) to engage a portion (715) of the latch coupler (700). A button (270), mounted on the latch member (260), is depressible to deflect the latch member (260).

Battery latch assembly for two-way radio

A latch (16) for latching or locking a battery housing (14) to a portable radio housing (12) automatically locks into place when it is placed in the radio, and automatically ejects the battery housing when it is unlocked. The latch is movable from a first position, in which the battery housing is locked to the portable radio, to a second position, in which the battery housing is unlocked from the radio, and movable from the second position to the first position. The latch comprises a spring biasing apparatus (18) for attaching the latch to the housing, retainer apparatus (22) for locking the battery housing to the radio, and a spring finger member (20) for ejecting the battery housing from the radio housing when the latch is moved from the first to the second position.

Portable radio battery latch

Two-way radio

A slide switch (10) comprises a housing (12) having at least one cantilever beam (22 and 23) integrally formed in the housing (12). A keypad (24 and 25) is arranged and constructed below at least one of the cantilever beams (22 and 23). A horizontal slide actuator (30) is arranged and constructed to slide over the cantilever beam (22 and 23) for substantially biasing the cantilever beam (22 and 23) toward the keypad (24 and 25).

Integral slide switch

An environmentally sealed battery connector (100) includes a battery contact member (102) having a battery contact location (108). Battery connector (100) also includes a resilient seal member (118) having a battery mating ridge (110) which compresses against battery (204) and environmentally seals the point of contact between battery (204) and battery contact location (108).

Environmentally sealed battery connector

Growing community of inventors

Sunrise, FL, United States of America

Vito Dionisio, Jr