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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:
Apr. 13, 1982
Filed:
Sep. 10, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
William Bartunek, Yonkers, NY (US);
Gordon E Kaye, Garrison, NY (US);
Henry R Mallory, Greenwich, CT (US);
Assignee:
Duracell International Inc., Bethel, CT (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362157 ; 362200 ; 362205 ; 362217 ; 362221 ;
Abstract
A battery holder comprising a drawer having a plurality of compartments, each sized to accommodate a single battery, each compartment being polarized so that a battery can be placed therein only in a predetermined position, means for electrically interconnecting the batteries, and means for connecting a user circuit to the battery holder. The battery holder can further comprise means for retaining the battery within the compartment and a circuit switch to protect the user circuit from circuit runaway.