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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Laurence A. Bay, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Steven L. Hassenzahl, Lilburn, GA (US);
Gary Wamboldt, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/30 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/30 ;
Abstract
This invention is a U-shaped connector having horizontal flanges, the connector being used for attaching a substrate having an aperture to a battery cell. The connector is first soldered to a substrate with the horizontal flanges mating with the top of the substrate, while the U-shaped portion of the connector protrudes through the aperture in the substrate. The connector and substrate assembly can then be welded to a battery cell. In an alternate embodiment, service loops are added to the connector to give the substrate greater range of motion relative to the cell.