US 7,320,843 B2
Battery assembly with shielded terminals
Jeffrey M. Harrington, Vancouver, Wash. (US)
Assigned to Great Stuff, Inc., Austin, Tex. (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/788,644.
Prior Publication US 2005/0191543 A1, Sep. 01, 2005
Int. Cl. H01M 2/10 (2006.01); H01M 2/30 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 429—97  [429/100; 429/121] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A battery assembly, comprising:
a battery having a body with a base and opposite side faces extending upwardly therefrom, a compartment connected to one side face and a second compartment connected to the opposite side face, each compartment defining a downward-facing cavity, each cavity housing an electrical terminal therein facing toward the base of the battery, each compartment including overhanging skirts disposed about the electrical terminals, the skirts substantially surrounding the electrical terminals; and
a housing having opposite side walls extending from a base to free ends of the side walls, each of the opposite side walls defining an upward-facing recessed portion, each recessed portion housing an electrical terminal facing away from the base of the housing, wherein the recessed portions are configured to removably receive the compartments therein so that the electrical terminals of the battery operatively contact the electrical terminals of the housing.