Patent ID: 9159967
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery storage and dispensing system, comprising: a housing having a first compartment, wherein said first compartment is adapted to receive and store a plurality of first batteries; a first opening within said housing exposing a first removable battery of said plurality of first batteries, wherein a first terminal of said first removable battery is exposed through said first opening; a removal device having a magnet, wherein said removal device includes a handle with said magnet attached to a distal end of said handle, wherein said magnet produces a magnetic field that attracts said at least one of said plurality of first batteries through said first opening when said magnet is positioned near said first opening to remove said battery; wherein said first compartment is vertically orientated so that said first removable battery is the lowermost of said plurality of first batteries; wherein when said first removable battery is removed from said housing, a first next battery automatically moves downwardly via gravity to be the lowermost of said plurality of first batteries; wherein said housing includes a second compartment adjacent to said first compartment, wherein said second compartment is vertically orientated and is adapted to receive and store a plurality of second batteries, wherein said plurality of second batteries are a different type of battery than said plurality of first batteries and wherein a width of said second compartment is different than a width of said first compartment; wherein said housing includes a third compartment adjacent to said second compartment, wherein said third compartment is vertically orientated and is adapted to receive and store a plurality of third batteries, wherein said plurality of third batteries are a different type of battery than said plurality of first batteries and said plurality of second batteries, and wherein a width of said third compartment is different than a width of said first compartment and said second compartment; and a door attached to said housing adapted to selectively enclose an upper portion of said first compartment, said second compartment and said third compartment, wherein said door forms said first opening.