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The battery pack which can be attached independent of its orientation houses rechargeable batteries within a case and has positive and negative (+ -) charge-discharge terminals at one end of the case. The charge-discharge terminals are arranged to connect to electrical apparatus without regard to th

The battery pack which can be attached independent of its orientation houses rechargeable batteries within a case and has positive and negative (+ -) charge-discharge terminals at one end of the case. The charge-discharge terminals are arranged to connect to electrical apparatus without regard to the orientation of the front or back sides of the case. The + - charge-discharge terminals are sheet metal bent in flat-sided c-shapes, and comprise a parallel charge-discharge terminal piece which attaches to the case parallel to the case opening plane and a perpendicular charge-discharge terminal piece which attaches to the case perpendicular to the parallel charge-discharge terminal piece. The parallel charge-discharge terminal piece attaches by fitting into an attachment section formed as a single piece in the case opening. The open sides of the c-shaped parallel charge-discharge terminal piece and perpendicular charge-discharge terminal piece face each other in opposite fore and aft directions, and the two terminal pieces attach to the case in an orthogonal fashion.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A battery pack which can be attached to an electrical apparatus independent of orientation, said battery pack comprising:rechargeable batteries;a casing containing said rechargeable batteries and including a first case section, and a second case section secured to said fi

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A battery pack which can be attached to an electrical apparatus independent of orientation, said battery pack comprising:rechargeable batteries;a casing containing said rechargeable batteries and including a first case section, and a second case section secured to said first case section;a first charge-discharge terminal piece engaged in attachment sections at a front end portion of said casing such that said first charge-discharge terminal piece is secured in position at the front end portion of the casing, said first charge-discharge terminal piece being formed of sheet metal which is bent into a C-shape having two bent sections and a main body section interconnecting said two bent sections, wherein said main body section is substantially parallel to an end wall of said casing;a second charge-discharge terminal piece attached to at least one of said first and second casing sections, said second charge-discharge terminal piece being formed of sheet metal bent into a C-shape having two bent sections and a main body section interconnecting said bent sections,wherein said main body section of said second charge-discharge terminal piece is perpendicular relative to said main body section of said first charge-discharge terminal piece, and open sides of said C-shaped terminal pieces face in opposite directions.