Abstract:
DUPLEX ELECTRODES ARE CONSTRUCTED BY PLACING INTERMITTENT DEPOSITS OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A CONTINUOUS, ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PLASTIC CARRIER STRIP. THE DUPLEX ELECTRODES ARE THEN ASSEMBLED INTO MULTICELL BATTERIES. THE ASSEMBLY PREFERABLY OCCURS WHILE THE DUPLEX ELECTRODES ARE STRUCTURALLY AND ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED BY THE CONTINUOUS PLASTIC CARRIER STRIP AFTER WHICH THE CARRIER STRIP IS SUBSEQUENTLY CUT BETWEEN DUPLEX ELECTRODES TO OBTAIN STRUCTURALLY AND ELECTRICALLY UNCONNECTED BATTERIES. ALTERNATIVELY, THE CARRIER STRIP MAY BE CUT BETWEEN DUPLEX ELECTRODES BEFORE THOSE ELCTRODES ARE ASSEMBLED INTO MULTICELL BATTERIES.