초록 ▼

A lantern battery substitute, comprises an upper assembly including an approximately square upper plate with rounded corners and four edges and having a resilient snap latch situated at approximately the center of the upper plate projecting downward normal to the plane of the upper plate. Four batte

A lantern battery substitute, comprises an upper assembly including an approximately square upper plate with rounded corners and four edges and having a resilient snap latch situated at approximately the center of the upper plate projecting downward normal to the plane of the upper plate. Four battery retaining legs project downward, one at approximately a center of each of the four edges. The legs are wide enough and situated at a suitable distance from one another so that a standard D-sized battery cell will not readily pass between any two legs situated on adjacent edges. A lower assembly includes a lower plate which is parallel to the upper plate and a base for supporting the lower plate. The base has depth adequate to cause the battery pack to have an overall height approximating that of a lantern size battery. A latch receiving aperture is situated on the lower plate, for receiving and engaging the snap latch for securing the upper and lower assemblies together. Leg engaging pegs receive and engage a portion of legs near the lower plate to resist flexing. Electrical bridges, connect four D size batteries in a series electrical circuit having positive and negative electrodes which are connected to terminals situated on the upper plate.

대표청구항 ▼

An improved lantern battery pack, comprising in combination: an upper assembly including an approximately square upper plate with rounded corners and four edges and having a resilient snap latch means situated at approximately the center of said upper plate projecting downward normal to the plane of

An improved lantern battery pack, comprising in combination: an upper assembly including an approximately square upper plate with rounded corners and four edges and having a resilient snap latch means situated at approximately the center of said upper plate projecting downward normal to the plane of said upper plate; four battery retaining legs projecting downward normal to said plane of said upper plate, one at approximately a center of each of said four edges, said legs being wide enough and situated at a suitable distance from one another so that a standard D-sized battery cell will not readily pass between any two legs situated on adjacent edges; a lower assembly including a lower plate which is parallel to said upper plate when coupled to said upper assembly, and also including a base for supporting said lower plate, said base having depth adequate to cause the battery pack to have an overall height approximating that of a lantern size battery; latch receiving means, situated on said lower plate, for receiving and engaging said latch means for securing said upper and lower assemblies together; leg engaging means for releasably receiving and engaging a portion of said leg near said lower plate to resist outward movement of said legs; bridging means, situated at said upper and lower plates, for connecting four D size batteries in a series electrical circuit having positive and negative electrodes; and terminal means, situated on said upper plate, for providing access to said positive and negative electrodes at said upper plate.