Patent ID: 9368767
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: F21L,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A device powered by a plurality of cylindrical batteries held in a series configuration in a battery compartment, wherein each of the plurality of cylindrical batteries is comprised of a cylindrical metal can which holds a cathode, an anode and a current collector, said can having a first end with a button contact having a first polarity and a second end with a substantially flat contact having a second polarity, said two or more cylindrical batteries having a terminal battery in which its second end is a terminal end of the series configuration which is held proximate to a terminal retaining member of the battery compartment, comprising: for each pair of batteries of the plurality of cylindrical batteries held in the series configuration, a shock absorbing spacer positioned between the first end of a second cylindrical battery and the second end of a first cylindrical battery of the plurality of cylindrical batteries, said spacer comprising a shock absorbing material; for each shock absorbing spacer, a resilient contact which provides a resilient electrical contact between the first end of the second cylindrical battery and the second end of the first cylindrical battery; and a terminal end shock absorber positioned so that the terminal end will be cushioned by the terminal end shock absorber when a force is applied to the series configuration causing the two or more cylindrical batteries to move relative to the terminal retaining member; wherein the shock absorbing spacer has a thickness sufficient to prevent the first end of the second cylindrical battery from contacting the second end of the first cylindrical battery.