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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2005
Frank H. Feddrix, Westlake, OH (US);
Wayne E. Uren, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Kelvin B. Belle, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Frank H. Feddrix, Westlake, OH (US);
Wayne E. Uren, Chesterfield, MO (US);
Kelvin B. Belle, Creve Coeur, MO (US);
Eveready Battery Company, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
The invention is a battery with power output terminals on opposite ends of a battery and a power output terminal on the side wall of the battery that has the same polarity as one of the end power output terminals. The presence of the side terminal is indicative of a battery characteristic and allow a battery operated device requiring that characteristic to selectively use the battery when designed to use the side terminal and opposite polarity end terminal to provide energy to operate the device. Because the battery also has opposite polarity end terminals, the battery can be used in devices designed to use batteries of the same dimensions and having the same nominal voltage. The location of the side terminal can also be indicative of additional battery characteristics, allowing the selective use of batteries in devices based on various device requirements.