Patent ID: 6531244
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A battery adapter device for permitting a first size battery having a relatively smaller diameter to replace a second size battery having a relatively larger diameter in an electrical device, said device comprising:a container member having a diameter size which is substantially equal to the diameter of the second size battery; a supporting means for supporting a battery of the first size battery in an interior of said container member; wherein said container member has a pair of end walls for each positioning adjacent to contacts of the electrical device, and a side wall extending between said end walls, an opening being formed in said side wall thereof, said opening extending substantially a length of said container between said end walls for permitting removal and reinstallation in said container member while said container member is positioned in the electrical device for accessing said supporting means such that the battery is accessible when positioned in said supporting means and said container is positioned in an electrical device.