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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1995
Filed:
Nov. 09, 1992
Richard B Smith, Bethel, CT (US);
Jay R Lucas, Bethany, CT (US);
Alexander Forman, Danbury, CT (US);
George N Kringel, Westport, CT (US);
Duracell Inc., Bethel, CT (US);
Abstract
A battery pack has a plurality of female contacts for supplying electricity to different electrical devices. The contacts are recessed in cavities in the pack which open outwardly to two adjacent exterior surfaces of the pack, such as the bottom surface and a front or rear wall surface. Each female contact comprises a parallel and opposing pair of contact arms having a curved contact surface for gripping various types and sizes of male contacts from an electrical device. This combination of the female contacts and their accessibility to a mating male contact from two adjacent, external surfaces of the pack enables a single pack to be useful for a variety of different electrical devices.