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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2006
Andrew J. Curello, Hamden, CT (US);
Floyd Fairbanks, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Michael Curello, Cheshire, CT (US);
David Gray, Milford, CT (US);
Andrew J. Curello, Hamden, CT (US);
Floyd Fairbanks, Naugatuck, CT (US);
Michael Curello, Cheshire, CT (US);
David Gray, Milford, CT (US);
Societe Bic, Clichy Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A refillable fuel supply assembly for a fuel cell is disclosed herein. The assembly includes a refillable fuel supply adapted to supply fuel to a fuel cell, a refilling fuel cartridge containing fuel to be transferred to the refillable fuel supply, and a lock-and-release device connecting the refilling fuel cartridge to the refillable fuel supply to transport fuel from the refilling fuel cartridge to the refillable fuel supply. The lock-and-release device also retains the refilling fuel cartridge to the refillable fuel supply until the refilling fuel cartridge is substantially free of fuel.