Apparatus for receiving a battery holder

Claim 1

Apparatus for use with a battery holder having an elongated dimension, an end wall generally normal to the elongated dimension, and a slot defined in the end wall; said apparatus comprising: a. wall means defining 1. a cavity of overall dimension sufficient to receive such battery holders, said cavity having first and second ends spaced apart a distance greater than the elongated dimension of the battery holders, and 2. an opening proximate said first end of said cavity of size and location such that such battery holders may be inserted in said cavity in an orientation with the elongated dimension of an inserted battery holder extending generally along the space between said first and second ends of said cavity; b. spring means in said cavity for contacting an inserted battery holder and for urging such inserted battery holder away from said second end of said cavity; c. a projection on said wall means adjacent said opening, said projection extending into said cavity toward said second end of said cavity a distance slightly less than the difference between the elongated dimension of the battery holder and said distance between said first and second ends of said cavity, said projection being constructed and located to enter into the slot of a battery holder which has been received in said cavity and is urged toward said first end of said cavity by said spring means.