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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 1977
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1976
Anthony W Rigazio, Oglesby, IL (US);
General Time Corporation, Thomaston, CT (US);
Abstract
A housing includes a compartment into which a battery is received and an ejector mechanism formed integrally therewith. The ejector mechanism is formed by a pair of lever arms extending from a hinge in one wall of the compartment. One lever arm extends from the compartment wall while the other lever arm follows the compartment wall, terminating at a location below the battery. Finger pressure on the former lever arm results in the ejector mechanism pivoting about the hinge so that the latter lever arm engages with to partially eject the battery supported by the housing between a pair of terminals from the compartment. The terminals each carry a raised rounded portion on a spring arm contacting the battery. The raised rounded portions act as obstructions so that the battery, once ejected, is not permitted to return to the supported position.