Patent ID: 6186824
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: H01M,H01R,Y02E

Abstract:
A battery clip comprising:a battery container having an open top, a bottom panel and four sidewalls, wherein two opposite sidewalls each have a top edge with a gap and a boss that partially overlaps the gap to form a channel below the boss, and a top edge of the boss is in a line with the top edge of the sidewall with the gap, the bottom panel including receptacles for one or more batteries and slots for mounting electrical connectors,said electrical connectors each include a planer bridge, a battery contact terminal finger and a external contact terminal finger, said planer bridge being adjacent the bottom panel and said bridge including a front edge extending into one of said slots of the bottom panel and a rear edge extending underneath a tab of a sidewall;said battery contact terminal finger extending from said bridge and along said sidewall, and having a battery terminal contact; andsaid external contact terminal finger extending from said bridge and along said sidewall, and having an external terminal contact extending at least partially through said sidewall.