Abstract:
A FLAT CELL BATTERY HAS A WRAPPER CONSISTING OF TWO PIECES, EACH OF WHICH IS IN CONTACT WITH AN END ELECTRODE SO AS TO SERVE AS A BATTERY TERMINAL. ONE OF THESE WRAPPER PIECES OR A LAMINATED LAYER THEREOF IS WRAPPED AROUND THE EDGE OF THE BATTERY AND OVERLAYS THE OTHER WRAPPER PIECE TO PRODUCE A BATTERY HAVING BOTH TERMINALS ON ONE FACE. PREFERABLY THE WRAPPER PIECES ARE LMINATES OF METAL AND ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PLASTIC, WITH THE PLASTIC BEING IN CONTACT WITH THE END ELECTRODES AND AN EXTENSION OF THE METAL IN THE LAMINATE SERVING AS THE TERMINAL WHICH IS WRAPPED AROUND THE EDGE OF THE BATTERY, THE WRAPPED AROUND EXTENSION, WHICH MUST BE ELECTRICALLY INSULATED FROM THE WRAPPER PIECE OVER WHICH IT IS OVERLAID, MAY BE SECURED TO THE OTHER WRAPPER PIECE BY NONCONDUCTIVE ADHESIVES OR HEAT SEALS.
Abstract:
A contact assembly for connecting the terminals of a dry cell stack to the external terminals of a battery is described in which a conductive contact plate connects the top terminal of the cell stack to a first battery terminal. A connector strip nonconductively attached to the contact plate connects the bottom terminal of the stack with a second battery terminal. A method for assembling the connector assembly is also described.
Abstract:
A BATTERY HAS A TERMINAL CONNECTION MOLDED INTO THE WALL OF THE BATTERY. THE TERMINAL CONNECTION HAS MEANS THAT COOPERATE WITH A BATTERY CABLE END CONNECTOR SO THAT THE BATTERY CABLE END CONNECTED CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE TERMINAL CONNECTION BY A ROTATION OF THE CABLE END CON-
NECTOR. THE TERMINAL CONNECTION MAY BE AN INTEGRALLY CONSTRUCTED EXTENSION OF THE STRAP CONNECTOR TO WHICH IT IS JOINED.
Abstract:
A CONTINUOUS STRIP OF SEPARATOR MATERIAL IS USED AS A CARRIER OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODES IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF MULTICELL BATTERIES. THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODES ARE FIRST PLACED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE CONTINUOUS CARRIER STIP, AND SUBSEQUENTLY SEGMENTS OF THE CARRIER STRIP ARE ASSEMBLED INTO BATTERIES, EACH SEGMENT HAVING OPPOSED POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODES ON THE OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF. PREFERABLY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE SEGMENT INTO BATTERIES OCCURS WHILE THE SEGMENTS ARE STRUCTURALLY CONNECTED TOGETHER AS UNDIVIDED PARTS OF THE CONTINUOUS CARRIER STRIP, BUT ALTERNATIVELY THE CARRIERSTRIP MAY BE CUT INTO STRUCTURALLY UNCONNECTED SEGMENTS BEFORE THE SEGMENTS ARE ASSEMBLED INTO BATTERIES.
Abstract:
A reserve liquid storage and dispensing device is described in which liquid stored in a container is dispensed by the motion of a piston. The piston is a tank containing high pressure gas, the gas supplying the energy required to cause the piston to move.
Abstract:
A dry cell battery is described characterized by having a terminal board with one or more electrical terminals mounted thereon and a terminal protector adhesively fastened to the terminal board.
Abstract:
A battery electrode composed of a principal active material and a secondary active material and the method of making the same, which electrode will achieve the discharge potential characteristic of the secondary active material wherein the sole electronic path for discharge of principal active material is through the secondary active material. The discharge product of the secondary active material must be readily oxidized by the principal active material.
Abstract:
A tubular-type positive plate for use in lead acid storage batteries is described having tight fitting individual sleeve of a shrinkable material surrounding and closing the end of the tube and the spine. In a first alternate, a plug within the tube provides a backup for the clamping action of the shrinkable sleeve. In a second alternate, a multiopening shrinkable sleeve is provided surrounding several or all the tubes of a single plate.
Abstract:
A method for the preparation of highly porous metallic battery electrode structures by the action of pressure alone without the application of heat is described in which the surface of the powders used for the compact is cleaned by the action of mild acids prior and during the pressing operation. In a first modification, a mixture of metallic powder, a powdered nonreactive pore-forming agent and a mild acid are pressed to form a porous structure. In a second modification, a mixture of metallic powder and a powdered slightly soluble mild acid are pressed to form a porous structure. In the two modifications the pore former is removed after the pressing operation.
Abstract:
A moveable member is confined between a seat inside a battery and a hole in the battery cover. The seat may be: integrally constructed with the container walls; attached to and depending from either the walls of the container or the underside of the battery cover; sealed between the cover and container; or otherwise locked in place by the cover and container. The moveable member may be designed to function along with the cover as a nonspill vent by sealing off the hole in the cover when the battery is tilted beyond a preselected angle or to function as an indicating device to indicate when the height or the specific gravity of the electrolyte departs from a preselected point.