Patent ID: 11936060
Assignee: UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA)
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A power supplying assembly, comprising:
a power supplying device, further comprising:
a plurality of adjustable battery compartments, wherein each adjustable battery compartment includes a first lead having a fixed location within the adjustable battery compartment and a second lead have an adjustable location within the battery compartment, wherein each adjustable battery compartment can accommodate at least two different battery sizes;
a power delivery port electrically connected to the plurality of adjustable battery compartments, and to the external battery connector, wherein the power delivery port is configured to receive power from one or more batteries placed in the plurality of adjustable battery compartments;

an external battery connection device for receiving power from a non-standard battery, wherein the external battery connection device can be connected to the power supplying device so that the power delivery port can receive power from batteries connected to the external battery connection device;
the external battery connection device further including a first voltage regulator configured to convert a non-standard input voltage from the non-standard battery connected at the external battery connector to a first predetermined output voltage; and
the power supplying device further including a second voltage regulator configured to convert a total input voltage received from the one or more batteries in the plurality of battery compartments, and from the non-standard battery connected the external battery connector, to a predetermined output voltage for the power delivery port.