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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald F Gatto, Sunrise, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 97 ; 429 98 ;
Abstract
A battery as for a miniature communication device is retained within a hollow knurled knob captivated within the device housing. The side of the knob projects from the housing to provide thumb control of the switch, and has an open side portion to provide battery access. Spring contacts access the battery terminals through apertures in the knob. Function indicia are provided on the knob and are visible on the projecting portion as appropriate.