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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:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward N Mrotek, Grafton, WI (US);
Norbert Schilling, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Assignee:
Globe-Union, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429146 ; 429147 ; 429143 ; 429 66 ;
Abstract
A flexible spacer for positioning a cell element in a cell compartment of a container of a storage battery includes a sheet member folded over on itself to a U-shaped configuration with the space between opposing surfaces of the sheet member defining a compartment for receiving the cell element, enabling the cell element and the spacer to be inserted as a unit into the cell compartment, the opposing surfaces of the sheet member each including a ribbed section that flexes upon insertion of the spacer and element into the cell, automatically adjusting for differences in cell element thickness.