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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 28, 1997
David E Clanton, New Egypt, NJ (US);
John R Bopp, Hazlet, NJ (US);
Louis O D'Anjou, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Matthew J Gawron, Freehold, NJ (US);
Steve O Mak, Leonardo, NJ (US);
Manuel G Orellana, Long Valley, NJ (US);
Robert S Randall, Rumson, NJ (US);
John C Smith, Elberon, NJ (US);
Paul J Yuhas, Bricktown, NJ (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
A holder for a pair of cylindrical battery cells includes a carrier which retains the batteries in parallel side-by-side relationship and in series electrical connection. The cells are installed into a housing longitudinally and the housing is formed with guide channels for guiding and substantially surrounding the cells. At the ends of the guide channels, there are provided contact elements for electrically connecting the battery cells to circuitry. Electric shock hazard to a user is eliminated because the internal contact elements are inaccessible to the operator, even when the carrier is removed from the housing.