Patent ID: 8758921
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G08B,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A kit for remotely locating a smoke detector battery from a surface mounted smoke detector, said smoke detector comprising an internal two wire battery connector for connection to a smoke detector battery of a first voltage, said kit comprising: a first connector arranged to mate with said internal two wire battery connector and having a first pair of first electrical wire conductors, each of said first electrical wire conductors connectable at one end to said two wire battery connector; a flexible wire comprising a pair of elongate electrical conductors; a second connector configured to connect said first pair of electrical wire conductors to a first end of said flexible wire pair of elongate electrical conductors; and a smoke detector battery container, said container comprising contacts for electrically connecting said battery container to a second end of said flexible wire pair of elongate electrical conductors, said container being mountable at a location to provide convenient access; said battery container comprising a plurality of battery holders, said plurality of battery holders comprising: said container is configured such that if a first battery is retained in said first battery holder, at least one of said second batteries is blocked from being inserted into a corresponding one of said second battery holders such that the connection of said serially connected second plurality of second batteries to said container contacts is open; wherein said plurality of battery holders comprises a first plurality of first type battery holders for second batteries of a first type; and said plurality of battery holders comprises a second plurality of second type battery holders for second batteries of a second type; and wherein each of said first type battery holders is disposed in relationship to a corresponding one of said second type battery holders such that if a first type battery is disposed in a said first type battery holder a second type battery cannot be retained in said corresponding one second type battery holder.