Battery vent
CA 1160680 A · Owner: Allied Corporation · Inventors: Wagner, Franz M.
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An explosion-proof battery vent and filler plug (10) is disclosed, which provides a flame barrier (16) to prevent external ignition of gas evolved from a battery during operation from causing ignition of the larger volume of gas within the battery itself, without simultaneously allowing a high rate of evaporation of the electrolyte. In accordance with the invention the flame barrier, means (16) is provided with an indirect restricted, outlet (64) for the evolved gases to pass to the atmosphere, thus reducing the flow of air through the electrolyte space of the battery. The preferred embodiment includes a filler tube (14) with a funnel-shaped entrance (24) within a shell member (12) which …
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- Granted January 17, 1984. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended January 17, 2001.
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