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US3376166A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Deferred action dry cell battery structure

Assignee: Hruden Industries Inc
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Filing: 1964-09-28
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Granted: 1968-04-02
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Expires: 1984-09-28
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Hruden Wayne Richard

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 22:52
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M6/00; H01M6/30; H01M6/36; H01M6/38; H01M50/00; H01M50/50; H01M50/572; H01M50/598

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 291 words
BATTERY STRUCTURE COMPRISING AN OUTER ZINC CAN NEGATIVE ELECTRODE HAVING A TOP PORTION, AN INNER BOBBIN POSITIVE ELECTRODE OF ACETYLENE BLACK, AMMONIUM CHLORIDE, ZINC CHLORIDE AND MANGANESE DIOXIDE FILLING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ZINC CAN NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND HAVING AN AXIALLY EXTENDING RECESS THEREIN, A LAYER OF ABSORBENT PAPER IMPREGNATED WITH AN ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION BETWEEN THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE ELECTRODES, AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT ROD HAVING AN UPPER END PORTION AND EXTENDING INTO THE RECESS IN THE BOBBIN AND AXIALLY UPWARDLY OF THE BOBBIN ABOVE THE TOP OF THE ZINC CAN, AN ELECTROLYTE SOLVENT CHAMBER POSITIONED BETWEEN THE TOP PORTION OF THE ZINC CAN AND THE UPPER END PORTION OF THE ROD ABOVE THE BOBBIN, SAID CHAMBER COMPRISING AN OUTER CYLINDRICAL PORTION HAVING UPPER AND LOWER ENDS, AN INNER CYLINDRICAL NECK PORTION HAVING UPPER AND LOWER ENDS AND A RADIALLY EXTENDING PORTION BETWEEN THE UPPER ENDS OF THE OUTER CYLINDRICAL PORTION AND THE NECK PORTION FORMING AN ANNULAR PORTION OF THE TOP OF THE BATTERY STRUCTURE, A ROD SLEEVE SUCURED TO THE ROD IN SPACED RELATION TO THE TOP OF THE BOBBIN AND IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE NECK PORTION OF THE CHAMBER HAVING AN UPPER AND LOWER END, AN ANNULAR BELLOWS MEMBER BETWEEN THE NECK PORTION OF THE CHAMBER AND THE ROD SLEEVE AND A TRIGGER MEMBRANE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOWER END OF THE ROD SLEEVE AND THE LOWER END OF THE OUTER CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF THE CHAMBER, A LIQUID ELECTROLYTE SOLVENT IN SAID CHAMBER, AN ANODE CAP POSITIONED OVER THE TOP OF THE ROD AND HELD IN POSITION BY THE NECK PORTION OF THE CHAMBER, AN OUTER JACKET OVER SAID ZINC CAN RADIALLY EXTERIORLY THEREOF AND A NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE ZINC CAN TION BY THE OUTER JACKET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 291 words
BATTERY STRUCTURE COMPRISING AN OUTER ZINC CAN NEGATIVE ELECTRODE HAVING A TOP PORTION, AN INNER BOBBIN POSITIVE ELECTRODE OF ACETYLENE BLACK, AMMONIUM CHLORIDE, ZINC CHLORIDE AND MANGANESE DIOXIDE FILLING THE LOWER PORTION OF THE ZINC CAN NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND HAVING AN AXIALLY EXTENDING RECESS THEREIN, A LAYER OF ABSORBENT PAPER IMPREGNATED WITH AN ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION BETWEEN THE NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE ELECTRODES, AN ELECTRICAL CONTACT ROD HAVING AN UPPER END PORTION AND EXTENDING INTO THE RECESS IN THE BOBBIN AND AXIALLY UPWARDLY OF THE BOBBIN ABOVE THE TOP OF THE ZINC CAN, AN ELECTROLYTE SOLVENT CHAMBER POSITIONED BETWEEN THE TOP PORTION OF THE ZINC CAN AND THE UPPER END PORTION OF THE ROD ABOVE THE BOBBIN, SAID CHAMBER COMPRISING AN OUTER CYLINDRICAL PORTION HAVING UPPER AND LOWER ENDS, AN INNER CYLINDRICAL NECK PORTION HAVING UPPER AND LOWER ENDS AND A RADIALLY EXTENDING PORTION BETWEEN THE UPPER ENDS OF THE OUTER CYLINDRICAL PORTION AND THE NECK PORTION FORMING AN ANNULAR PORTION OF THE TOP OF THE BATTERY STRUCTURE, A ROD SLEEVE SUCURED TO THE ROD IN SPACED RELATION TO THE TOP OF THE BOBBIN AND IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE NECK PORTION OF THE CHAMBER HAVING AN UPPER AND LOWER END, AN ANNULAR BELLOWS MEMBER BETWEEN THE NECK PORTION OF THE CHAMBER AND THE ROD SLEEVE AND A TRIGGER MEMBRANE EXTENDING BETWEEN THE LOWER END OF THE ROD SLEEVE AND THE LOWER END OF THE OUTER CYLINDRICAL PORTION OF THE CHAMBER, A LIQUID ELECTROLYTE SOLVENT IN SAID CHAMBER, AN ANODE CAP POSITIONED OVER THE TOP OF THE ROD AND HELD IN POSITION BY THE NECK PORTION OF THE CHAMBER, AN OUTER JACKET OVER SAID ZINC CAN RADIALLY EXTERIORLY THEREOF AND A NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OVER THE BOTTOM OF THE ZINC CAN TION BY THE OUTER JACKET.

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