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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2012
Thomas P Walsh, El Paso, TX (US);
John C. Griffin, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Mark E. Krieger, El Paso, TX (US);
Thomas P Walsh, El Paso, TX (US);
John C. Griffin, Las Cruces, NM (US);
Mark E. Krieger, El Paso, TX (US);
First Texas Products, LLC, El Paso, TX (US);
Abstract
A metal detector includes a control housing electrically coupled to a search coil. The control housing includes a battery compartment having a first battery support surface located adjacent and a second battery support surface aligned at an angle relative to the first battery support surface to facilitate removal of a battery from the battery compartment. The metal detector also includes a movable door coupled to the control housing. The door is movable from a first, open position to permit access to an audio connector and a second, closed position covering the audio connector.