Battery pack

- Boston-Power, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a battery pack showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of FIG. 1, with the bottom plan view being identical.

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of FIG. 1, with the other side view being identical; and,

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of FIG. 1, with the rear view being identical.

The article is a battery pack. The battery pack is a combination of individual batteries arranged as shown. The claim is directed to the collective appearance of the individual batteries in the combination shown.

Claims

The ornamental design for a battery pack, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D631831
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 14, 2008
Date of Patent: Feb 1, 2011
Assignee: Boston-Power, Inc. (Westborough, MA)
Inventors: Per Onnerud (Framingham, MA), Christina M. Lampe-Onnerud (Framingham, MA)
Primary Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza
Attorney: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.
Application Number: 29/312,311
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Battery Or Casing Therefor (1) (D13/103)