Patent ID: 7081318

Claim:
A battery container for receiving a battery to provide a desired electric current to an electric device, the battery container comprising: a main body including a plurality of side portions and a rear portion and thereby defining at least a partial enclosure for accommodating at least one battery therein, the rear portion of the main body having first and second electrodes to provide a contact respectively with first and second electrodes of the at least one battery, the main body further defining a front opening for receiving and discharging the at least one battery there-through; a front electrode plate operably attached to the front opening of the main body such that, when the front electrode plate is in a closed position, an electrical connection can be achieved between the at least one battery positioned within the enclosure and the first and second electrodes of the rear portion of the main body via the front electrode plate to provide an electric current to the electric device; and wherein the main body is configured to selectively accommodate therein one battery or a set of batteries selected from a group consisting of two AA type batteries, one CRV3 battery, and one customized battery of rectangular shape adapted for use with the electric device, and wherein the main body includes a wrong-insertion preventing element for preventing incorrect insertion of the CRV3 battery into the enclosure of the main body, and the main body further includes another wrong-insertion preventing element for preventing incorrect insertion of the customized battery into the enclosure of the main body.