Patent ID: 6478158
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: B65D

Abstract:
A container for multiple generally cylindrical batteries, the container comprising:a base having a bottom wall comprising a first generally flat bottom segment and a second generally flat bottom segment, wherein a side wall extends upwardly from the bottom wall, the side wall having a lower side wall which extends approximately perpendicular to the bottom wall, and an upper side wall which extends above the lower side wall which slopes outwardly from the lower side wall, wherein portions of the lower side wall define a plurality of semicylindrical segments adjacent each bottom segment, and wherein an intermediate segment extends upwardly between and separates the first bottom segment and the second bottom segment, the intermediate segment having a first support portion which defines a plurality of semicylindrical segments which open into an unobstructed central portion of the first bottom segment which receives more than one cylindrical battery, and a second support portion which defines a plurality of semicylindrical segments, a first array battery pockets being defined upwardly of the first bottom segment, and a second array of battery pockets being defined upwardly of the second bottom segment, each array being exactly two pockets wide and at least two pockets long, the pockets being defined by the semicylindrical segments such that when the batteries are contained in the container, they are received two abreast within the base, and at least one pair of said batteries touch one another between two opposed semicylindrical segments; and a cover positioned to selectably cover and permit access to the batteries positioned within the side wall.