Method of providing a terminal on an electric storage battery

Abstract

Abstract A method of providing a terminal on an electric storage battery comprises starting with a conductive lug having an aperture therein and locating the lug in contact with the inner surface of a side or end wall of the battery box so that an integral extension of the lug engages a conductive bar, the conductive bar interconnecting sets of battery plates in a pair of adjacent cell compartments of the battery. The aperture in the lug communicates with, but is of smaller cross section than an aperture in the side or end wall of the battery so that the lug defines an inwardly extending shoulder presented to the aperture in the side or end wall, and a terminal support member is engaged in the aperture in the lug. The support member defines an outwardly extending shoulder and an annular conductive washer is located in the aperture in the side or end wall so that one face of the washer abuts against the shoulders on the lug and the support member respectively. A seal is effected between the washer and the lug to trap the support member therebetween, a terminal is engaged with the support member, and an electrical connection is provided from the terminal through the lug to the conductive bar.

Inventors

• 👤 K Blandford

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