Patent ID: 8586224
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: F21L,F21S,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A device comprising: a housing having a battery compartment disposed therein; upper contacts and lower contacts disposed within the battery compartment, the upper contacts comprising an upper front contact and an upper rear contact and the lower contacts comprising a lower front contact and a lower rear contact; a first circuit coupled to the upper front contact and the upper rear contact, the first circuit comprising an upper spring electrically connected to a switch and the upper front contact and a first contact strip electrically connected to the upper rear contact, wherein the first circuit corresponds to a first battery size; a second circuit coupled to the lower front contact and the lower rear contact, the second circuit comprising a lower spring electrically connected to the switch and the lower front contact and a second contact strip electrically connected to the lower rear contact, wherein the second circuit corresponds to a second battery size; wherein power is received from only one of the first circuit and the second circuit; and the switch coupled to the first circuit and the second circuit for selecting power from one of the first circuit and the second circuit; and wherein the first battery size is different from the second battery size.