Abstract: A battery (10) having positive and negative plates (11, 12) contained in a housing. The upper edges of the positive plates are connected to the lower edges by means of a member (25; 28) also contained in the housing. The member (25; 28) comprises a material having a greater conductivity than that of the material of the plates.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 23, 2000
Date of Patent:
November 16, 2004
Assignee:
Chloride Industrial Batteries Limited
Inventors:
Kenneth Michael Partington, David Colin Brown
Abstract: A battery and a method of assembly thereof wherein the battery has plates and connecting straps for the plates, all housed within a box with a lid. Formations are provided on the underside of the lid which interfit with corresponding formations on the straps. Sealant is located in a small gap between the formations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 15, 1999
Date of Patent:
May 28, 2002
Assignee:
Chloride Industrial Batteries Limited
Inventors:
Kenneth Michael Partington, John Haydon Watters, Ian Kenneth Clements