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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2016
Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Glenn W. Jarvis, Allison Park, PA (US);
Robert E. Dick, Cheswick, PA (US);
Hasso Weiland, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Joseph M. Fridy, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
David J. McNeish, Greensburg, PA (US);
John W. Cobes, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Rabindra K. Bhattacharyya, Export, PA (US);
John M. Krish, Apollo, PA (US);
David M. Ference, New Kensington, PA (US);
Brock Watters, Livonia, MI (US);
Gregory Catrambone, Lemont, IL (US);
Arconic Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to energy storage devices having: a sealed container configured to house a plurality of energy storage devices and enable electrical communication via terminals of the sealed container and a vent located on a periphery of the sealed container. The vent generally comprises a vent panel; a countersink located adjacent the vent panel; at least one score located in the countersink; a buckling initiator at least partially located on the countersink, where the buckling initiator is configured to intersect with the at least one score; and a hinge portion attached to the vent panel, where the hinge portion is positioned opposite the buckling initiator.