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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Bradley L. Spare, Oceanside, CA (US);
Michael D. Hillman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert L. Coish, Mountain View, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Bradley L. Spare, Oceanside, CA (US);
Michael D. Hillman, Los Altos, CA (US);
Robert L. Coish, Mountain View, CA (US);
Chris Ligtenberg, San Carlos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Portable computer battery structures are provided. The portable computer battery structures may include a battery with a metal enclosure and a battery cable with a floating end. The battery may have six cells. Three pairs of parallel-connected cells may be connected together in series. The six cells may be substantially planar in shape. The battery may have a connector with at least five conductive pins and six recesses. The battery cable may have a cable with at least five conductive pins that mate with the five pins of the battery's connector and with six support pins that slide into the six recesses of the battery's connector. The batter connector may be formed on a printed circuit board substrate that folds over on itself.