Patent ID: 7389128

Claim:
A handheld communication device, comprising: a housing having a front side, a right side, a left side, and a back side; a display at a top portion of said front side of said housing; a keypad at a bottom portion of said front side of said housing; a battery pack having: a cell with a flattened cross section and two flattened ends; a sheath covering said cell except for said two flattened ends; a printed circuit board covering one of said two flattened ends; a terminal plate covering said printed circuit board in which said terminal plate adheres said printed circuit board to said one of said two flattened ends, said terminal plate having a bottom center notch and a second notch in a top corner; and a non-terminal plate covering another of said two flattened ends, said non-terminal plate having a first guide rail protruding from said non-terminal plate; a receptacle for said battery pack at said back side of said housing, said receptacle having a floor upon which said battery pack rests, said receptacle having a mating projection for said center notch of said terminal plate that is bounded on one side by said floor of said receptacle; and a lid for covering said receptacle, said lid having a flange protruding downwardly from its bottom side, wherein said center notch uniquely identifies said battery pack from other battery packs that are not compatible with said handheld communication device; and said center notch and mating projection, said second notch and said first guide rail, and said first guide rail and said lid collectively cooperate to align said battery pack in at least two directions in a transverse plane of said device within said receptacle when said battery is properly inserted into said receptacle and said lid is properly placed on top of said receptacle.