Abstract: A mounting assembly for attachment to a housing comprising a bracket (10) having two side supports (14) separated by a horizontal bottom support (11) and at least one set of spacers (16, 18) having self-retaining means for connecting the spacers to one of the side supports (14) of the bracket (10). A ribbed extension (44) is disposed on an outside of one of the spacers (18) for slideably attaching to the housing (10). The spacers (16, 18) include means for incrementally rotating one of the spacers (18) with respect to the bracket (10) thus incrementally rotating the housing (10) when the housing (10) is attached to the spacers (16, 18).

Abstract: A housing (10) comprises a first housing member (12) having a rib (14) about a substantial portion of the periphery of the first housing member, the rib being on at least two planes (22 and 24). A second housing member (30) having protrusions (32) on portions of the second housing member guides an O-ring (17) towards portions of the rib about the periphery of the first housing member. The O-ring placed on the rib of the first housing member aides in forming a radial seal when the second housing member is coupled to the first housing member.

Abstract: An electrical contact assembly comprises a nonconductive housing (30) having a top portion (32) with at least one aperture (36). A rotatable spherically shaped contact (40) extends partially through the aperture (36). A conductive retainer (50) attached to the housing (30) supports the contact within the housing (30).

Abstract: A communication system 100 for determining the optimum direction (206) for transmitting and receiving a signal in a radio comprises a receiver for receiving a carrier signal being a time divided signal having an instruction signal, a transmitter for transmitting a time divided signal, a directional antenna (10) coupled to said receiver and transmitter, and a steering device (28) for changing the phase of the carrier signal in accordance with the instruction signal.

Abstract: A consumer insertable battery pack assembly (70) comprises a plurality of substantially parallelipiped shaped rechargeable cells (61, 62, and 63) having a positive terminal (68) and a negative terminal (66). The positive terminal of one cell is coupled to the negative terminal of an adjacent cell. Insulation (17) is used on at least one of the terminals of the cells to offset the terminal location to prevent the charging of consumer insertable primary cells. The cells are within a housing (74) having contacts (76 and 86) for charging being arranged and constructed to mate with the offset terminals (68 and 66 respectively) of the cells. In this manner, the cells are unable to mate with the terminals of consumer inserted primary cells having centrally located terminals.

Abstract: A battery pack comprises a first housing member (104) having an integrated latch feature (103), a header frame (111) detachably mounted to the first housing member, a plurality of cells (112) for insertion into the header frame and first housing member, circuitry on the header for coupling the plurality of cells and providing charger and power contacts, and a second housing member (102) being substantially laminar and being adhesively attached to said first housing member.

Abstract: A battery pack (12) for connection to an electronic product (10) having mating contacts (22, 24, 26, & 28) comprises a housing (11), an energy storage device (15) located within the housing for storing a charge, a first contact (38) and a second contact (36) coupled to the energy storage device and exposed externally from the housing. Circuitry couples to the energy storage device and provides at least the interconnection between the first and second contact and the energy storage device. Additionally, there is at least a third contact (34) exposed externally from the housing and coupled to at least one electronic device (42) within the housing. Finally, the battery pack has a connecting scheme for connecting the first and second contact of the battery pack to the product before the connection of the third contact to the mating contact on the electronic product.