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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:
May. 14, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Menachem Korall, Jerusalem, IL;
Boris Dechovitch, Jerusalem, IL;
Jonathan R Goldstein, Jerusalem, IL;
Assignee:
Electric Fuel (E.F.L.) Ltd., Jerusalem, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180283 ; 180284 ;
Abstract
The invention provides a metal-air battery-powered electric vehicle of the type having a motor powered by a plurality of metal-air cells wherein air is continuously provided to the cells by a blower system energized from a power source, in combination with a collision-activated switch for disconnecting the air blower system from the power source, wherein upon activation of the switch the air in the cell is immediately depleted and the battery is rendered substantially inert in less than 5 seconds.