Patent ID: 7959458

Claim:
A thermal imaging device comprising: a housing containing an imaging assembly of the device; a replaceable battery pack including a battery portion and a base portion, the battery portion including a sidewall, which contains at least one battery cell, and an electrical contact for connecting the at least one battery cell to the imaging assembly of the device, and the base portion including a first face, against which the battery portion is secured, a second face, which is opposite the first face, and an attachment mechanism, which is configured to engage with an end of the housing and to be releasable therefrom; wherein, the base portion of the battery pack further includes a seal member molded directly thereon and surrounding the sidewall of the battery portion of the battery pack; when the attachment mechanism of the base portion engages with the end of the housing, the battery portion is held within the housing, the electrical contact of the battery portion is held in electrical connection with the imaging assembly, within the housing, the seal member seals against a surface within the end of the housing to seal an interior of the housing from an environment external thereto, and the base portion forms a terminal end of the device, that protrudes outside of the housing; 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.