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Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:

Timo Laitinen, Viiala, FI;

Merja Laine, Tampere, FI;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/06 ; H01M 2/34 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/06 ; H01M 2/34 ;
Abstract

A method and an arrangement for anticipating a disengagement moment of a battery package of a battery-operated electric device, and a battery-operated electric device. First identification members ( ) of the disengagement moment of the battery package are arranged in a latch ( ) of the battery package such that when the latch ( ) is moved in order to disengage the battery package, warning information is generated from a housing of the device on the battery package being about to disengage from the housing of the device. In a preferred embodiment, the first identification members ( ) are integrated into a spring element ( ) of the latch ( ). In another preferred embodiment, at least part of the latch ( ) is made of an electrically conductive material and the first identification members ( ) are integrated into the electrically conductive part of the latch ( ).


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