Flat plate battery

- Exide Technologies
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a battery in accordance with the present invention. In this embodiment, the battery includes terminals on the front side, vertically ribbed portions on the end panels, and protruding shoulder portions at each of the eight corners of the battery. In addition, the battery includes a series of small notches in a horizontal arrangement along a bottom portion of the front and back sides of the battery. The front and back sides of the battery are recessed inwardly.

FIG. 2 is a front side view of a battery in accordance with the FIG. 1 embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a back side view of a battery in accordance with the FIG. 1 embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a top view of a battery in accordance with the FIG. 1 embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of a battery in accordance with the FIG. 1 embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an end panel view of a battery in accordance with the FIG. 1 embodiment; and,

FIG. 7 is an end panel view of a battery in accordance with the FIG. 1 embodiment.

Claims

The ornamental design for a flat plate battery, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D643811
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 28, 2010
Date of Patent: Aug 23, 2011
Assignee: Exide Technologies (Milton, GA)
Inventors: Lee Qualls (Milton, GA), Layna Mendlinger (Milton, GA), John Bear (Milton, GA), Chris Morin (Milton, GA), Rex Holliday (Milton, GA), Nick Kovalkevich (Milton, GA), T. Bruce Montgomery (Milton, GA), David Thimm (Walled Lake, MI)
Primary Examiner: Rosemary K Tarcza
Attorney: Joel T. Charlton
Application Number: 29/366,673
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Pass-through Hand Or Finger Grip (D13/106)