Patent ID: 9203063
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery box apparatus, comprising: a main body and a cover cooperating to define a battery cavity for removably receiving one or more batteries, said main body having a mounting shoe attached to an exterior side of said main body for removably mounting said battery box apparatus; the cover movable between a closed position and an open position and hingedly connected to said main body to selectively close the battery cavity when the cover is in the closed position and to provide access to said battery cavity when the cover is in the open position; one or more terminals disposed within the main body for engagement with a first set of one or more battery terminals of the one or more batteries; one or more terminals disposed within the cover for engagement with a second set of one or more battery terminals of the one or more batteries; a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on said mounting shoe on the exterior side of the main body; a locking mechanism for releasably securing said cover in the closed position; and a flex circuit received within said battery cavity, said flex circuit comprising a circuit structure carried on a flexible substrate, the circuit structure electrically coupled to said one or more terminals disposed within the main body, the circuit structure further coupled to said one or more terminals disposed within the cover, and the circuit structure further coupled to the plurality of electrical contacts disposed on said mounting shoe on the exterior side of the main body.