Battery power sources

Abstract

Electric apparatus including an electric battery composed of individually jacketed battery elements and a battery elements carrier of two or more compartments into which such battery elements are individually insertable side by side with all like terminals of such battery elements being on the same side in each compartment. A housing structure for an electric battery composed of individually jacketed battery elements has a lateral opening, and a battery housing cover preferably slideable on that housing structure over that lateral opening, with an electric lamp assembly on that housing structure and connectable to the electric battery in the housing structure.

We claim:  
     
         1 . In electric apparatus including an electric battery of individually jacketed battery elements, the improvement comprising in combination: 
 a housing structure for said electric battery having a lateral opening;    a battery housing cover on said lateral opening of said housing structure for said electric battery; and    an electric lamp assembly on said housing structure and connectable to said electric battery.    
     
     
         2 . The electric apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said housing structure has a front and a rear;    said lateral opening is between said front and said rear;    said electric lamp assembly is on said front; and    said battery housing cover is on said lateral opening between said front and said rear.    
     
     
         3 . The electric apparatus as in  claim 1 , wherein: 
 said battery housing cover is slideable on said housing structure over said lateral opening.    
     
     
         4 . The electric apparatus as in  claim 3 , including: 
 a track-and-slide combination on said housing structure at said lateral opening and on that battery housing cover.    
     
     
         5 . The electric apparatus as in  claim 1 , including: 
 a battery elements carrier laterally open for receiving said individually jacketed battery elements for said electric battery;    said housing structure adapted to receive said battery elements carrier through said lateral opening.    
     
     
         6 . In electric apparatus including an electric battery of individually jacketed battery elements each having an individual positive terminal and an opposite individual negative terminal, the improvement comprising in combination: 
 a battery elements carrier having a positive common terminal and a separate negative common terminal;    said individually jacketed battery elements individually insertable side by side into said carrier, with the individual positive terminals of said battery elements oriented toward a first side of said carrier, and the individual negative terminals of said battery elements oriented toward an opposite second side of said carrier, and said individually jacketed battery elements non-destructively individually removable from said carrier;    electrical circuitry interconnecting said individual terminals between said positive and negative common terminals;    a housing structure for said electric battery having a lateral opening;    a battery housing cover on said lateral opening of said housing structure for said electric battery; and    an electric lamp assembly on said housing structure and connectable to said electric battery.    
     
     
         7 . The electric apparatus as in  claim 6 , wherein: 
 said housing structure has a front and a rear;    said lateral opening is between said front and said rear;    said electric lamp assembly is on said front; and    said battery housing cover is on said lateral opening between said front and said rear.    
     
     
         8 . The electric apparatus as in  claim 6 , wherein: 
 said battery housing cover is slideable on said housing structure over said lateral opening.    
     
     
         9 . The electric apparatus as in  claim 8 , including: 
 a track-and-slide combination on said housing structure at said lateral opening and on said battery housing cover.    
     
     
         10 . In an electric battery of individually jacketed battery elements each having an individual positive terminal and an opposite individual negative terminal, the improvement comprising in combination: 
 a battery elements carrier having a positive common terminal and a separate negative common terminal, and first and second compartments between opposite sides of said battery elements carrier;    first ones of said individually jacketed battery elements individually insertable side by side into said first compartment, with individual positive terminals of said first battery elements being at the same side in said first compartment, and individual negative terminals of said first battery elements being at an opposite side in said first compartment;    second ones of said individually jacketed battery elements individually insertable side by side into said second compartment, with individual positive terminals of said second battery elements being at the same side in said second compartment, and individual negative terminals of said second battery elements being at an opposite side in said second compartment;    all individually jacketed battery elements non-destructively individually removable from said compartments; and    electrical circuitry interconnecting said individual terminals between said positive and negative common terminals.    
     
     
         11 . The electric battery as in  claim 10 , wherein: 
 said first and second compartments are in series between said opposite sides of said battery elements carrier.    
     
     
         12 . The electric battery as in  claim 10 , wherein: 
 said first and second compartments are laterally open for removal and insertion of all individually jacketed elements.    
     
     
         13 . The electric battery as in  claim 11 , including: 
 a further common terminal on said carrier; and    an electric circuit interconnecting said further common terminal with one of said terminals.