Patent ID: 7586289
Filing Date: 2009-09-08
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for completely discharging a battery enclosed within a battery case, comprising: a discharging circuit operatively coupled to a first pole of the battery; and a switch electrically coupled between the discharging circuit and a second pole of the battery; said switch including a first contact, a second contact and an actuator, the actuator having a tab extending therefrom through an aperture in the battery case, wherein upon pulling the tab, the actuator causes relative movement between the first and second contacts to complete an electrical connection of the discharging circuit to the poles of the battery, and where the tab becomes detached from the actuator, wherein a first end of the tab is permanently affixed to a circuit board including the discharge circuit, and where the tab includes at least one perforation adjacent the first end thereof to permit the first end of the tab to be separated from the circuit board upon the application of force to an opposite end of the tab.