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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
May. 26, 2017
Duracell U.s. Operations, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
DURACELL U.S. OPERATIONS, INC., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A battery assembly includes a battery that has a top surface surrounded by a circumferential edge; and a removable tab attached to the top surface. The removable tab includes a first tab end and an oppositely disposed second tab end; a gripping region disposed adjacent to the first tab end; and a battery cell attachment region disposed adjacent to the second tab end and attached to the top surface of the battery. The battery cell attachment region has first and second oppositely disposed sidewalls, wherein at least one of the first and second sidewalls is curved inwardly away from the circumferential edge of the battery such that a portion of the top surface of the battery is exposed between the sidewall and the circumferential edge of the battery.