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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
May. 16, 2007
Joseph P. Gardner, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Angelo Kotsis, Marrickville, AU;
Michael S. Squires, Ryde, AU;
Timothy Rugendyke, Woy Woy, AU;
Joseph P. Gardner, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Angelo Kotsis, Marrickville, AU;
Michael S. Squires, Ryde, AU;
Timothy Rugendyke, Woy Woy, AU;
Eveready Battery Company, Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a charger () and a portable appliance such as a flashlight (). The flashlight includes first and second flashlight electrical contacts. The charger includes first () and second () flashlight supports or jaws that support the flashlight in a flashlight receiving region of the charger (). The flashlight supports () include a tapered surface that varies a dimension of the battery receiving region as a function of a longitudinal position of the flashlight supports (). The charger () also includes a light source () that indicates when the flashlight () has been correctly inserted in the charger ().