Batteries

A method of insulating a battery comprising:

• providing a battery having an outer surface;
• distributing a flowable insulating material over at least a portion of the outer surface;
• and
• rendering the flowable insulating material into a generally non-flowable insulating jacket having a minimum thickness of no greater than about 2 mils.

A method of insulating a button-type battery comprising:

• providing a button-type battery having an edge region and a pair of generally planar, outwardly-facing terminal housing member surfaces joined proximate the edge region;
• rotating the battery about a central axis which is substantially normal to at least one of the terminal housing member surfaces;
• while rotating the battery, providing a generally flowable insulating material over the edge region;
• and
• exposing the flowable material to conditions effective to render the flowable insulating material into a generally non-flowable state.

A method of insulating a button-type battery comprising:

• providing a button-type battery having a perimeter edge and a pair of generally planar, outwardly-facing terminal housing member surfaces connected proximate the perimeter edge;
• rotating the battery about a central axis which is substantially normal to at least one of the terminal housing member surfaces;
• while rotating the battery, dipping at least the perimeter edge of the battery into a generally flowable insulating material and forming a coating of the flowable insulating material over at least a portion of the perimeter edge;
• and
• exposing the flowable insulating material to conditions effective to render the flowable insulating material into a generally non-flowable state.

A method of insulating a button-type battery comprising:

• providing a button-type battery having a pair of generally planar, outwardly-facing terminal housing member surfaces joined proximate a perimeter edge;
• rotating the battery about a central axis which is substantially normal to at least one of the terminal housing member surfaces;
• while rotating the battery, dispensing a generally flowable insulating material onto the battery and over at least a portion of one of the terminal housing member surfaces and forming a coating of the flowable insulating material over at least some of said portion;
• and
• exposing the flowable insulating material to conditions effective to render the flowable insulating material into a generally non-flowable state.

A method of insulating a button-type battery comprising:

• providing a button-type battery having a pair of generally planar, outwardly-facing terminal housing member surfaces joined proximate a perimeter edge;
• applying a generally flowable insulating material onto the battery and over at least a portion of one of the terminal housing member surfaces and forming a coating of the flowable insulating material over at least some of said portion, said applying not including dipping of any portion of said battery into a volume of said flowable insulating material;
• and
• exposing the flowable insulating material to conditions effective to render the flowable insulating material into a generally non-flowable state.

A battery comprising:

• an outer conductive surface comprising first and second electrode surfaces, the outer conductive surface defining, at least in part, an enclosure for containing an anode and a cathode each of which being in operative electrical communication with a respective one of the first and second electrode surfaces;
• and
• an insulative covering disposed over less than an entirety of the outer conductive surface and having an insulative outer surface,
• at least one area being defined on the outer conductive surface of the battery where a distance is defined between the outer conductive surface and the insulative outer surface of less than 2 mils.