| US 7,492,273 B2 | ||
| Pivoting battery carrier and a life safety device incorporating the same | ||
| Jason M. Sharpe, Colorado Springs, Colo. (US); Larry R. Ratzlaff, Elgin, Ill. (US); and Joseph G. DeLuca, Colorado Springs, Colo. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Walter Kidde Portable Equipment, Inc., Mebane, N.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 27, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/788,764. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/453319, filed on Mar. 10, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0229113 A1, Nov. 18, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 17/10 (2006.01); G08B 23/00 (2006.01); H02B 1/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—628 [340/693.7; 361/610] | 31 Claims |
| 1. A life safety alarm, comprising:
an alarm housing that houses a system to detect a life threatening condition and alarm electronics;
a battery carrier configured to carry at least one battery, the battery carrier is pivotally connected to the alarm housing
for pivoting movement relative to the alarm housing between a closed position and an open position; and
a double acting latch mechanism connecting the battery carrier to the alarm housing, the latch mechanism configured to control
pivoting movement of the battery carrier between the closed and open positions, wherein the double acting latch mechanism
comprises at least one heart shaped cam groove, and a cam follower engaged with the cam groove.
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