Safety latching assembly for electronics equipment with external battery pack

摘要

An external battery pack held in sealing engagement with electronics equipment by a safety latching assembly including a guide frame having a strike plate slideably engaged therein with the strike plate held in an operative position by a shear pin constructed to shear when internal gases in the battery reach a sufficient pressure. Shearing the pin allows the strike plate to move to an open position wherein the battery is vented to the atmosphere.