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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2009
Charles Bacon, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Edward Voli, East Setauket, NY (US);
Charles Bacon, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Edward Voli, East Setauket, NY (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to ramped battery contacts for a battery pack that support multiple engagement methods to devices, such as terminals, recharging stations, and the like. The battery pack can make a connection with a terminal one way and with a recharging station with another. Advantageously, the multiple engagement methods allow for different connectors for the different applications associated with the terminal and the recharging station. In an exemplary embodiment, the ramped battery contacts enable a terminal to connect to a battery pack through pogo-pin contacts to prevent disconnections in a rugged environment. The same ramped battery contacts can connect to a recharging station with leaf spring contacts through a swiping action that makes insertion and removal of the battery pack in the recharger quicker and easier.