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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Antonio L. Romero, Parkton, MD (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel, Paris, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/00 ;
Abstract
A circuit breaker which automatically interrupts the flow of current from a battery upon the development of a predetermined overcurrent. A weld connection around a periphery of an aperture determines a current path which has the lowest current carrying capacity in the battery. Therefore, the diameter of the aperture determines the amount of current which will break the weld thereby disconnecting the battery from a circuit.