Patent ID: 7867019

Claim:
A thermal imaging device comprising: a housing containing an imaging assembly of the device; and a replaceable battery pack including a sidewall, a shock absorbing member, an attachment mechanism and an electrical contact, the sidewall containing at least one battery cell being coupled to the electrical contact, and the attachment mechanism being configured to engage with an end of the housing and to be releasable therefrom; wherein, when the attachment mechanism of the battery pack engages with the end of the housing, the electrical contact of the battery portion is held in electrical connection with the imaging assembly, within the housing, and a portion of the battery pack forms a terminal end of the device, outside the housing; the shock absorbing member of the replaceable battery pack comprises a layer of material formed over the portion of the battery pack that forms the terminal end of the device; and when the attachment mechanism is released from engagement with the end of the housing, an entirety of the replaceable battery pack is completely separable from the device.