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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123551 | Battery connector A battery connector includes an insulating housing defining rear part and a front part protruded forwardly from a middle portion of the front surface of the rear part, and a plurality of contacts. The rear part defines a plurality of contact receiving cavities. Each... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8057255 | Connector with a battery sandwiched between a housing and a printed circuit board A connector for a battery powered electric apparatus comprising a housing including a base and side walls. A first contact is disposed on the housing base. A printed circuit board opposes the base and sandwiches a button battery therebetween. The first contact is in... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8057254 | Battery holder A battery holder includes an insulative housing with a bottom base and a side wall to commonly define a receiving space, the side wall includes a seat portion with a receiving slot and an opening slot perpendicular to the receiving slot. A negative contact includes ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8016610 | Battery connector for a mobile terminal A mobile terminal includes a battery having at least one contact pad that has a first pad portion and a second pad portion positioned on adjacent surfaces of the battery. A connecting device configured to electrically couple the battery to a terminal body includes a... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7959457 | Battery connection device The invention discloses a battery connection device comprising a connection block positioned at an electrode end of a battery; the connection block is provided with a series connection mechanism at both ends respectively, and with a parallel connection mechanism at ... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7959458 | Thermal imaging device with a battery pack with a seal member molded directly thereon A thermal imaging device includes a replaceable battery pack, which may include a shock absorbing and/or seal member. A battery portion of the battery pack includes an electrical contact and a sidewall that contains at least one battery cell, which is electrically c... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955123 | Cell connector for electronically contacting planar power sources, and use thereof A cell connector (CC) for electrical contacting of planar current sources, the cell connector being able to be contacted electrically with the current source merely in regions. The cell connector thereby includes at least one electrically conductive layer which is c... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950955 | Multiple orientation battery connector A connector is provided for electrically coupling a battery with a battery-powered device. The connector includes a first dual-contact assembly and a second dual-contact assembly. Each of the dual-contact assemblies includes a positive contact for contacting a posit... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950954 | Fastening mechanism and portable electronic device with fastening mechanism The present invention includes a fastening mechanism comprising a base and a metal frame. The base has an accommodating slot arranged for accommodating a memory card, a first fastener and a second fastener. The first fastener and the second fastener are electrically... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7927131 | Battery connector with contact terminal having improved retaining force A battery connector adapted to hold a battery, comprises an insulative housing, a first conductive contact and a second conductive contact. The insulative housing defines a receiving chamber which having a horizontal bottom. The first conductive contact comprises a ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7883360 | Battery pack A battery pack for an electric appliance has a base body, a locking device for locking the base body to the electric appliance, at least one contact element for producing an electrical contact with the electric appliance, and a contact holding unit for holding the c... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7871290 | Battery connector A battery connector includes an insulating body and a conductive terminal. The conductive terminal is disposed within a receiving space of the insulating body, and includes a fixing portion, a U-shape contacting portion, an elastic portion, and a leaning portion. Th... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867020 | Fixture A fixture includes a base seat, a resist mechanism, a drive mechanism and an adjust mechanism. The resist mechanism is fixed to the base seat and includes a connector. The drive mechanism is fixed to the base seat. The adjust mechanism is fixed to the base seat and ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867019 | Thermal imaging device with a battery pack with a shock absorber A thermal imaging device includes a replaceable battery pack, which may include a shock absorbing and/or seal member. A battery portion of the battery pack includes an electrical contact and a sidewall that contains at least one battery cell, which is electrically c... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7857658 | Multiple orientation battery connector A connector is provided for electrically coupling a battery with a battery-powered device. The connector includes a first dual-contact assembly and a second dual-contact assembly. Each of the dual-contact assemblies includes a positive contact for contacting a posit... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7828590 | Electronic device with contact probes An electronic device includes an enclosure, a battery mounted the enclosure to supply power to the electronic device, a printed circuit board (PCB) mounted in the enclosure, at least one electrical connector attached to the PCB, and at least one contact probe. The e... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7803011 | Battery connector A battery connector includes an insulating housing defining a plurality of terminal receiving cavities and a plurality of conductive terminals. An upper portion of a side of the terminal receiving cavity protrudes to form a positioning portion which extends downward... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794272 | Serial bus power cable A power cable for an electronic device. Implementations may include a serial communication plug and one or more battery adaptors that each include a core including an electrical insulator where the core is coupled at a first end to a positive terminal and at a secon... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7727007 | Mounting apparatus for battery A mounting apparatus for mounting a battery includes a base and a bracket. The bracket is configured for receiving the battery. The bracket is rotatably mounted to the base. ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7717736 | Sheath for a flexible electrical contact There is provided a sheath for a flexible electrical contact that is incorporated within a sound reproduction device. The sheath preferably includes at least one opening at each end of the sheath to enable the sheath to be worn over the electrical contact with each ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717737 | Direct battery configuration A battery contact apparatus has one fixed contact formed on a printed circuit board and a displaced movable contact. At least one battery is insertable into the space between the contacts. The movable contact biases the battery toward the fixed contact to provide a ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7686644 | Battery connector A battery connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of contact terminals mounted in the insulative housing and a washer mounted on the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a first surface, a second surface, a third surface and a plurality of notches... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7677919 | Battery connector A battery connector includes an insulating frame having a plurality of parallel partitioning boards spaced from each other in a direction, with a positioning slot defined between two of the partitioning boards adjacent to each other. A pair of terminals is received ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7670171 | Battery pack A battery pack for an electric appliance has a base body, a locking device for locking the base body to the electric appliance, at least one contact element for producing an electrical contact with the electric appliance, and a contact holding unit for holding the c... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7654859 | Battery connecting structure An exemplary battery connecting structure includes a housing and a contact spring. The housing includes a base, a sidewall extending around a periphery of the base, and at least one fixing portion defined at an inner surface of the sidewall away from the base. The c... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7641508 | Battery connector with reinforcing members A battery connector (1) comprises a dielectric housing (2) and a first conductive contact (4). The dielectric housing (2) comprises a cylindrical receiving cavity, a base (20), holding means (24) formed toward an upper secti... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7641509 | Battery connector having polarized arrangement A battery connector comprises an insulative housing comprising mounting surface and a top surface opposite to the mounting surface. A receiving chamber is defined in the housing from the top surface with first and second conductive terminals spatially arranged withi... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7614907 | Contact terminal with self-adjusting contact surface A self-adjusting contact includes a plurality of conductive fibers, such as wires, arrayed along an axis perpendicular to the major plane of the battery terminal. The contact may include straight or corrugated wires, aligned substantially along the axis. The wires m... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7614906 | Secondary battery and a secondary battery module using the same A secondary battery module includes a connector, which electrically connects a first unit battery to an adjacent unit battery. The connector is connected to the first battery through a connecting member, which is connected to a terminal of the first battery. The con... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7611378 | Rotationally adjustable connector assembly A rotationally adjustable connector assembly is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a connector housing, a base and a latch connected to the connector housing and the base. The latch is connected at a fixed position with respect to the connector housing. The ... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7597585 | Battery connector A battery connector comprises a terminal block and a first and second terminal received in the terminal block. The terminal block comprises a base, a first protecting wall and a second protecting wall. The base, the first and second protecting wall together defines ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7591672 | Electrical connector for holding a button-type battery An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a first terminal (2) and a second terminal (3). The insulative housing defines a pair of side-arms (15) and a rear wall (14) connecting with the side-arms, th... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7575469 | Battery connector A battery connector includes a housing having terminal chambers to receive plural terminals therein. The terminals have elastic portions received in the terminal chambers and contact portions extending from the elastic portions and projecting out of the terminal cha... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7575468 | Battery connector A battery connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and a holding bracket. The terminals are mounted in the insulative housing and each terminal has a contacting portion extending out of the insulative housing. The holding bracket covers the insu... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7556526 | Structures of terminals and component-to-be-loaded Terminal structures for electric connection between a battery pack and a video camera. The video camera has a main body side terminal and the battery pack has a battery side terminal for joining with the main body side terminal. Terminal pieces of the main body side... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7549892 | Electronic device connector system An electronic device connector system, comprising a connector member having a plurality of spaced-apart conductive inserts, at least one of the plurality of spaced-apart inserts comprising a plurality of separate conductor portions. ... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7494368 | DC adapter and electronic apparatus using the same A DC adapter that can be housed in a battery housing portion of an electronic apparatus selectively with a primary and secondary battery. The DC adapter is connected to an AC/DC converter and is inserted into a battery housing portion of an electronic apparatus so a... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7476125 | Electrical coupling system A system for electrically coupling an electrical supply unit for cordless electrical devices, hand-held power tools in particular, with a charging device, with the electrical supply unit is located in a housing in which at least one rechargeable battery that can be ... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473126 | Battery connector with improved contact A battery connector (1) comprises a dielectric housing (2), a first conductive contact (3) and a second conductive contact (4). The dielectric housing (2) defines a cylindrical receiving cavity (20) for holding a battery the... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7448904 | Low-profile power supply terminal assembly A low-profile power supply terminal assembly is provided. ... | 11/11/2008 |
