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A battery pack adapted to be removably inserted into a battery receiving compartment of a portable electronic device for supplying power to the device is disclosed. The battery pack includes a plurality of cylindrically shaped battery cells and an elongated casing having two spaced apart ends and de

A battery pack adapted to be removably inserted into a battery receiving compartment of a portable electronic device for supplying power to the device is disclosed. The battery pack includes a plurality of cylindrically shaped battery cells and an elongated casing having two spaced apart ends and defining an interior region in which the plurality of battery cells are disposed. Outer cylindrical surfaces of first and second cells and an inner surface of the casing define two elongated open regions extending away from the first end of the casing. The battery pack also includes an integrated circuit board disposed intermediate a first end of the casing and negative and positive connector plates of the cells and includes conductive traces electrically coupled to the connector plates of the first and second cells. The battery pack further includes a pair of open ended elongated sockets adapted to receive respective housing terminal pins when the battery pack is inserted into the housing interior region, the sockets are affixed to the circuit board and extend though the apertures in the board and into the elongated open regions.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A battery pack adapted to be removably inserted into a battery receiving compartment of a portable electronic device for supplying power to the device, the device housing including two substantially parallel electrical terminal pins extending into the battery receiving compartment

[ We claim:] [1.] A battery pack adapted to be removably inserted into a battery receiving compartment of a portable electronic device for supplying power to the device, the device housing including two substantially parallel electrical terminal pins extending into the battery receiving compartment from a portion of a wall defining the compartment, the terminal pins electrically connected to power supply circuitry of the device, the battery pack comprising:a) a plurality of cylindrically shaped battery cells for providing power to the device;b) an elongated casing having two spaced apart ends and defining an interior region in which the plurality of battery cells are disposed along two substantially parallel longitudinal axis such that a first cell includes a positive connector plate near a first end of the casing and second cell includes a negative connector plate near the first end of the casing, outer cylindrical surfaces of the first and second cells and an inner surface of the casing defining two elongated open regions extending away from the first end of the casing, the casing further including two spaced apart apertures through the first end of the casing sized to accepting the housing terminal pins;c) an integrated circuit board disposed intermediate the first end of the casing and the negative and positive connector plates and including conductive traces electrically coupled to the connector plates of the first and second cells;d) a pair of open ended elongated sockets adapted to receive respective housing terminal pins when the battery pack is inserted into the housing battery receiving compartment, the sockets being affixed to the circuit board and extending though the apertures in the board and into the elongated open regions in a direction substantially parallel to the two longitudinal axis of the cells; ande) the conductive traces of the board electrically coupling one socket to the positive connector plate and electrically coupling the other socket to the negative connector plate such that a first housing terminal pin is electrically coupled to the positive connector plate and a second housing terminal pin is electrically coupled to the negative connector plate when the battery pack is inserted into the housing battery receiving compartment.