Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Battery pack with guide rails for improved terminal alignment
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Application No.: US15643648Application Date: 2017-07-07
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Publication No.: US10608217B2Publication Date: 2020-03-31
- Inventor: Rodney D. Milbourne , John S. Vantran
- Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
- Applicant Address: US CT New Britain
- Assignee: Black and Decker Inc.
- Current Assignee: Black and Decker Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CT New Britain
- Agent Michael Aronoff
- Main IPC: H01M2/00
- IPC: H01M2/00 ; H01M2/10 ; H01M2/30

Abstract:
A battery pack may include a battery cell, a cradle, a board and a housing. The cradle may be coupled with the battery cell and may include one or more guide members extending from and integrally formed with a surface of the cradle. The board may be mounted to the cradle and may include a plurality of terminal contacts electrically connected with the battery cell. The one or more guide members may be adapted to guide a device into engagement with the terminal contacts. The housing may at least partially enclose the cradle and the battery cell and may include one or more guide apertures and a plurality of terminal apertures. The one or more guide members may protrude through the one or more guide apertures. Each of the terminal apertures may be aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of contacts.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170317322A1 Battery Pack With Guide Rails For Improved Terminal Alignment Public/Granted day:2017-11-02
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