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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2000
Matthias Geibl, Germantown, WI (US);
Thomas J. Dougherty, Waukesha, WI (US);
Gerald D. Slayton, South Milwaukee, WI (US);
Mark S. Inkmann, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Guy L. Pfeifer, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Gerald A. Cummins, Union, KY (US);
Edward C. Frelka, Muskego, WI (US);
Edward N. Mrotek, Grafton, WI (US);
Helmuth Faust, Brookfield, WI (US);
Arch A. Pope, Holland, OH (US);
David J. Novak, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
William J. Ross, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Bradley R. Niemuth, Germantown, WI (US);
Ronald F. Kirby, Racine, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Plymouth, MI (US);
Abstract
An improved vent cap system for use in an electrochemical battery is provided which includes a ring flange for forming a ring seal between the vent cap assembly and the fill tube. When the vent cap assembly is positioned in the battery housing, the ring flange and the fill tube deform to create a seal therebetween to provide a fluid tight seal.