The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1976
Kurt F Garoutte, Furlong, PA (US);
Honeywell Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The terminal pin assembly for a battery including an elongated cylindrical pin having a first end for extension exterior of the battery and a second end for extension interior of the battery where the second end has a larger cross-sectional area than the first end. Header means are included forming one end of the battery and defining an opening through which the pin extends such that the opening has a diameter larger than the first end of the pin. Bracket means are mounted on the interior side of the surface of the header means and extend inward from the surface, with the bracket means having a diameter larger than the opening in the header means. Sealing means are provided and are mounted on the exterior end of the pin and have a diameter essentially equal to the bracket means, whereby the bracket means is forceably enclosed about the sealing means. The preferred sealing means comprises a toroid-shaped member slideably mounted on the pin such that the inner diameter of the toroid is essentially the same as the first end and the outer diameter of the toroid is essentially the same as the bracket means diameter. A preferred material for the toroid shaped member is polyphenylene sulfide polymer. Most preferred are polyphenylene sulfide polymers which contain from 10 to 60 percent by weight of a fiberglass fill and from 10 to 40 percent by weight of a polytetrafluroethylene fill.