Abstract 1. IN CONBINATION AN ELECTROLYTE AND FUEL DISTRIBUTOR MEANS AND FUEL CELL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES SEPARATED BY ABSORBENT MEMBERS, AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PLURALIY OF ELECTRODES HAVING EXPOSED SURFACES AND HYDROPHILIC MATERIAL SECURED IN PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH SAID EXPOSED SURFACES WHEREBY ELECTROLYTE COLLECTS ON SAID BYDROPHILIC MATERIAL; SAID ELECTROYTE AND FUEL DISTRIBUTOR COMPRISING A FLUID IMPERMEABLE CLOSED-END CONDUIT HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY CO-PLANAR APERTURES; A FLUID ABSORBENT ELEMENT COEXTENSIVE WITH AND OCCUYING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE EBCLOSURE FORMED BY SAID CONDUIT. SIPHON-FLUID CONDUCTING MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH EACH OF SAID APERTURES, ONE END OF SAID SIPHON MEANS CONTACTING SAID FLUID ABSORBENT ELEMENT, THE OTHER END OF SAID SIPHON MEANS ADAPTED TO COMMUNICATE AT LEAST ONE OF ELECTROLYTE AND FUEL TO SAID ABSORBENT MEMBERS IN SAID FUEL CELL; AND MEANS PROVIDED IN SAID CONDUIT THROUGH WHICH AT LEAST ONE OF ELECTROLYTE AND FUEL CAN BE SUPPLIED THERETO.
IN CONBINATION AN ELECTROLYTE AND FUEL DISTRIBUTOR MEANS AND FUEL CELL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES SEPARATED BY ABSORBENT MEMBERS, AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PLURALIY OF ELECTRODES HAVING EXPOSED SURFACES AND HYDROPHILIC MATERIAL SECURED IN PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH SAID EXPOSED SURFACES WHEREBY ELECTROLYTE COLLECTS ON SAID BYDROPHILIC MATERIAL; SAID ELECTROYTE AND FUEL DISTRIBUTOR COMPRISING A FLUID IMPERMEABLE CLOSED-END CONDUIT HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY CO-PLANAR APERTURES; A FLUID ABSORBENT ELEMENT COEXTENSIVE WITH AND OCCUYING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE EBCLOSURE FORMED BY SAID CONDUIT. SIPHON-FLUID CONDUCTING MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH EACH OF SAID APERTURES, ONE END OF SAID SIPHON MEANS CONTACTING SAID FLUID ABSORBENT ELEMENT, THE OTHER END OF SAID SIPHON MEANS ADAPTED TO COMMUNICATE AT LEAST ONE OF ELECTROLYTE
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IN CONBINATION AN ELECTROLYTE AND FUEL DISTRIBUTOR MEANS AND FUEL CELL COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES SEPARATED BY ABSORBENT MEMBERS, AT LEAST A PORTION OF SAID PLURALIY OF ELECTRODES HAVING EXPOSED SURFACES AND HYDROPHILIC MATERIAL SECURED IN PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH SAID EXPOSED SURFACES WHEREBY ELECTROLYTE COLLECTS ON SAID BYDROPHILIC MATERIAL; SAID ELECTROYTE AND FUEL DISTRIBUTOR COMPRISING A FLUID IMPERMEABLE CLOSED-END CONDUIT HAVING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY CO-PLANAR APERTURES; A FLUID ABSORBENT ELEMENT COEXTENSIVE WITH AND OCCUYING AT LEAST A PORTION OF THE EBCLOSURE FORMED BY SAID CONDUIT. SIPHON-FLUID CONDUCTING MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH EACH OF SAID APERTURES, ONE END OF SAID SIPHON MEANS CONTACTING SAID FLUID ABSORBENT ELEMENT, THE OTHER END OF SAID SIPHON MEANS ADAPTED TO COMMUNICATE AT LEAST ONE OF ELECTROLYTE