Patent ID: 6211648
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A battery pack for removable attachment to a portable computer, comprising an elongate housing including a side-surface and first and second opposing end-surfaces, latch means associated with the side-surface, and respective first and second guide means associated with the first and second opposing end surfaces, in which, during attachment of the battery pack to the computer, the first and second guide means cooperate respectively with first and second complementary guides on the computer in order to guide the battery pack in a lateral direction towards the computer whereby the latch means engage with complementary latch means on the computer to lock the battery pack to the computer, wherein the first guide means of the battery pack further comprises a catch which, during attachment of the battery pack to the computer, engages the first complementary guide to locally restrain the first guide means at a predetermined position.