Patent ID: 7394221

Claim:
An apparatus for reducing the potential for electric shock, comprising: a body; a battery drawer slidably mounted in the body and being operable to have an open state and a closed state, the battery drawer having a cavity and a plurality of contacts arranged to receive at least one battery; a battery drawer cover affixed to the body, wherein the battery drawer is slidably moveable thereunder; wherein the battery drawer cover extends at least over the top of the at least one battery in the battery drawer, wherein when the battery drawer is in the closed state, even if an interior of the body is exposed, the battery drawer cover obstructs access to the cavity, and an ejection mechanism operable to eject the battery drawer from the body and place the battery drawer in the open state, wherein when the battery drawer is in the open state the plurality of contacts are disengaged from any power source from within the body, and wherein the ejection mechanism comprises a biasing means mounted to the battery drawer cover.