Housing arrangement with breakaway battery access door

Details Housing arrangement with breakaway battery access door Housing arrangement with breakaway battery access door

1981-09-28

1983-07-05

Skapars, Anthony

Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and

Cell support for removable cell

Having switch or interlock means

429100, H01M 210

Patent

active

043918832

ABSTRACT:
An improved housing arrangement is disclosed for a small, hand-held battery powered portable device which includes an associated battery compartment with integral battery door accessible from the side of the housing. The battery door and compartment are intercoupled by a non-destructive, breakaway hinge device which permits separation therebetween when the door is pivoted outwardly from the top beyond a set predetermined limit. It may be reattached simply and conveniently by a press fit. A latch mechanism is included integral with the surface of the battery door which may be operated by hand without special tools to latch and unlatch the door.

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