Patent ID: 7655350
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: H01M,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery pack comprising: a housing comprising a floor and first and second walls connected to the floor; a plurality of cells disposed within the housing; at least two terminals electrically connected to the cells; a first latching mechanism for latching the battery pack to a cordless device, the first latching mechanism comprising a first latch and a first button disposed on the first wall for moving the first latch between unlatching and latching positions; a second latching mechanism for latching the battery pack to the cordless device, the second latching mechanism comprising a second latch and a second button disposed on the second wall for moving the second latch between unlatching and latching positions; wherein the first and second buttons are disposed along a first plane parallel to the floor; and wherein a distance between an intersection of the first latching button and the first plane and an intersection of the second latching button and the first plane along a first periphery of the housing which is along a channel in the housing is smaller than a distance along a second periphery of the housing which is not along the channel, between a first point disposed on the first wall and a second point disposed on the second wall, the first and second points being disposed on the first plane, the first periphery residing in a second plane and the second periphery residing in a third plane, the second plane and the third plane being parallel.