General Battery Corporation

Joseph I Heiser

Edgar M Erb

Terry R Oxenreider

A vent cap for a storage battery, which vent cap includes a base portion and a cover portion which are retained to each other to provide a gas collecting enclosure. The base portion comprises a tray and peripherally extending walls, and is divided into a plurality of cavities by at least one transversely extending rib, which cavities include a first segment having an assembly which communicates with one of the cells of the battery and a second segment which is substantially enclosed to form a holding area and which is separated from the first segment by a plurality of baffles having an aperture which permits limited communication between the first and second segments. The cover portion comprises a substantially planar surface, having a plurality of cup shaped members depending therefrom and which cooperate with the assembly which communicates with the battery cell, and a plurality of slots positioned along an edge of the cover portion opposite the cup shaped members and capable of venting a gas from the second segment to the atmosphere.

Multiple cell vent cap for a storage battery

A vented battery cap is provided which is adapted to engage at least one of a plurality of fill holes in an automotive storage battery or similar lead acid battery and which has pressure release means for venting the combustible gases produced within that storage battery under conditions such as ovecharge conditions into the atmosphere. The cap itself is comprised of substantially two portions, a base member which fits into at least one of the fill holes and a top member which snap-fits through the base member. The pressure release means comprises a plurality of extremely narrow slits on both the top and underside of the cap which have widths in the order of 0.003 to 0.005 of an inch. The remainder of the battery cap is tightly sealed to prevent any extraneous leaks of battery gases received form the automotive battery form leaking into the atmosphere. The slits are so constructed to facilitate the safe expulsion of any volume of gas normally produced by an automotive storage battery, while virtually eliminating the likelihood that ignition of gases within the atmosphere will result in explosive consequences either within the battery cap or within the battery itself.

Snap-through anti-ignition vent cap for lead acid storage batteries

A vented battery cap is provided which is adapted to engage at least one of a plurality of fill holes in an automotive storage battery or similar lead acid battery and which has pressure release means for venting the combustible gases produced within that storage battery under conditions such as overcharge conditions into the atmosphere. The cap itself is comprised of substantially two portions, a base member which fits into at least one of the fill holes and a top member which snap-fits through the base member. The pressure release means comprises a plurality of extremely narrow slits on both the top and underside of the cap which have widths in the order of 0.003 to 0.005 of an inch. The remainder of the battery cap is tightly sealed to prevent any extraneous leaks of battery gases received from the automotive battery from leaking into the atmosphere. The slits are so constructed to facilitate the safe expulsion of any volume of gas normally produced by an automotive storage battery, while virtually eliminating the likelihood that ignition of gases within the atmosphere will result in explosive consequences either within the battery cap or within the battery itself.

A vented battery cap is provided which is adapted to engage at least one of a plurality of fill holes in an automotive storage battery or similar lead acid battery and which has pressure release means for venting the combustible gases produced within that storage battery under conditions such as overcharge conditions into the atmosphere, said pressure release means comprising a plurality of extremely narrow slits having widths in the order of 0.003 to 0.005 of an inch. The remainder of the battery cap is tightly sealed to prevent any extraneous leaks of battery gases received from the automotive battery from leaking into the atmosphere. The slits are so constructed to facilitate the safe expulsion of any volume of gas normally produced by an automotive storage battery, while virtually eliminating the likelihood that ignition of gases within the atmosphere will result in explosive consequences either within the battery cap or within the battery itself.

Method of making a multi-slit self-sealing ignition-arrester battery vent

A maintenance free battery having explosion resistant characteristics for multi-celled battery containers. A battery cover has a main body with an elongate recess therein extending across its length. Within the first recess there are a plurality of vent well openings extending into the cells of the battery, and a plurality of vent plugs filling each opening which provide for the escape of gas and retard the escape of electrolyte. A recess plate fits snugly within the recess, the plate attaching to each of the vent plugs. Provisions are made to insure that the ends of the plate seal off the ends of the recess to prevent the leakage of gas between the plate ends and recess end walls.

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Wyomissing Hills, PA, United States of America

Joseph I Heiser