Patent ID: 7765641

Claim:
A combination for use within a central vacuum cleaning system, the combination comprising: a) a central vacuum cleaning system hose handle including a battery compartment, and a battery housing for releasably retaining a battery, wherein the battery compartment is within the handle and has an aperture through the handle to provide external access to the compartment through the handle, wherein the housing has an open position and a closed position, wherein external access to the battery is prevented when the housing is in the closed position, wherein external access to the battery is permitted when the housing is in the open position, wherein the housing is a drawer, wherein the drawer and compartment have a slide mechanism on which the drawer can be extended into and out of the handle through the aperture, wherein the drawer and compartment have a first stop to limit the depth to which the drawer can slide into the handle through the aperture, wherein the drawer and compartment have a second stop to limit the depth to which the drawer can be extended out of the handle through the aperture, wherein external access to the battery is prevented when the drawer is extended into the handle to the first stop, and wherein external access to the battery is permitted when the drawer is extended out of the handle to the second stop.