Battery harvesting adapter
The present invention includes a battery harvesting adapter configured to connect to a plurality of batteries operable to power a plurality of radios. The plurality of radios includes a PRC-148, a PRC-152, and a PRC-163 radio. The battery harvesting adapter is further configured to capture power from a battery and transfer the power to a radio, a battery, a portable power case, a DC-DC converter, and other equipment.
1 . An apparatus operable to engage with a device comprising:
a housing;
a cable positioned within a coil spring;
a bayonet comprising at least one negative contact plate; and
a locking handle connected to the at least one negative contact plate;
wherein the cable and the coil spring are held securely in a channel in the housing such that a first portion of the coil spring is positioned inside the housing and a second portion of the coil spring is positioned outside the housing;
wherein rotating the locking handle causes the at least one negative contact plate to rotate to engage a battery without rotating the housing and without rotating the battery; and
wherein the at least one negative contact plate is constructed and configured to rotate within the housing to engage the device.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one device is a battery.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a battery harvesting adapter.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a radio.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a battery charger.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one device is stationary.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one negative contact plate is constructed and configured to contact the at least one device without rotating the housing and without rotating the at least one device.
8 . A bayonet connector comprising:
a bayonet comprising a negative contact plate and a locking handle connected to the negative contact plate; and
a cable positioned within a coil spring;
wherein the negative contact plate is constructed and configured to rotate to engage a battery without rotating the battery;
wherein the locking handle is constructed and configured to rotate to cause the negative contact plate to rotate within a housing to engage the battery without rotating the battery; and
wherein the cable and the coil spring are held securely in a channel in the housing such that a first portion of the coil spring is positioned inside the housing and a second portion of the coil spring is positioned outside the housing.
9 . The bayonet connector of claim 8 , wherein the battery is a portable radio communications (PRC)-148 radio battery, a PRC-152 radio battery, a PRC-161 radio battery, a PRC-163 radio battery, an ISR Transceiver battery, a SADL MicroLite (RT-1922) radio battery, a TacRover-E (TRE) radio battery, a Tactical ROVER-P (SIR 2.5) radio battery, a Coastal Defense MVR-IV video down link receiver battery, or a Persistent Systems Wave Relay MPU5 radio battery.
10 . A battery harvesting adapter comprising:
a housing;
a cable positioned within a coil spring; and
a bayonet comprising a negative contact plate attached to the housing;
wherein the cable and the coil spring are held securely in a channel in the housing such that a first portion of the coil spring is positioned inside the housing and a second portion of the coil spring is positioned outside the housing;
wherein the negative contact plate is operable to contact a battery; and
wherein the negative contact plate is constructed and configured to rotate within the housing to engage the battery and supply power to at least one device.
11 . The battery harvesting adapter of claim 10 , wherein the battery is a portable radio communications (PRC)-148 radio battery, a PRC-152 radio battery, a PRC-161 radio battery, a PRC-163 radio battery, an ISR Transceiver battery, a SADL MicroLite (RT-1922) radio battery, a TacRover-E (TRE) radio battery, a Tactical ROVER-P (SIR 2.5) radio battery, a Coastal Defense MVR-IV video down link receiver battery, or a Persistent Systems Wave Relay MPU5 radio battery.
12 . The battery harvesting adapter of claim 10 , further including at least one direct current-direct current (DC-DC) converter.
13 . The battery harvesting adapter of claim 10 , further including a locking handle connected to the negative contact plate, wherein rotating the locking handle causes the negative contact plate to rotate to engage the battery without rotating the housing and without rotating the battery.
14 . The battery harvesting adapter of claim 13 , further including a cable locker constructed and configured to provide slack for a cable to turn and move when the locking handle is rotated.
15 . The battery harvesting adapter of claim 10 , wherein the at least one device is a battery, a radio, a portable power case, and/or a direct current-direct current (DC-DC) converter.
16 . The battery harvesting adapter of claim 10 , wherein the negative contact plate comprises copper and/or nickel.
17 . The battery harvesting adapter of claim 10 , further comprising at least one connector, wherein the at least one connector has an ingress protection (IP) rating of IPX6, IPX7, or IPX8.
18 . The battery harvesting adapter of claim 10 , wherein the housing comprises acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), nylon, aluminum, carbon fiber, glass fiber, polyamide, and/or polycarbonate.
19 . The battery harvesting adapter of claim 10 , further comprising at least one contact pin, wherein the at least one contact pin comprises brass, stainless steel, and/or gold.