Patent ID: 6361359
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: H01M,H01R,Y02E

Abstract:
A battery connector adapted for detecting whether a battery connected therewith is about to be removed correctly, comprising:an insulative housing having a plurality of passageways therein; a plurality of terminals each having an engaging portion received in a corresponding passageway and a curved portion extending out of the housing; and a detecting contact received in the housing, the detecting contact having an engaging portion and a contacting portion, the contacting portion electrically connected with the curved portion of a corresponding terminal during normal use of the battery and, when the battery is about to be removed, the corresponding terminal disconnecting from the contacting portion of the detecting contact before the terminals disconnect from the battery; wherein the housing defines a pair of slots extending in opposing lateral sidewalls of an associated passageway for receiving said detecting contact.