US 2016/0079586 A1Published application

Liquid powered assembly

AssigneeMark A. Bedol

InventorsMark A. Bedol, Kohar Scott

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Abstract

A liquid powered assembly including a housing; a removable bottom base; a seal; an electrolyte battery assembly; and, a liquid powered device is described. The housing includes an upper end portion and a lower end portion. The housing has a volume for containing an electrolyte solution. The lower end portion has a fluid inlet. The removable bottom base has a bottom surface for supporting the liquid powered assembly. A seal engages the housing and the removable bottom base to help contain the liquid. An electrolyte battery assembly is positioned within the housing. A liquid powered device is operably attached to the electrolyte battery assembly. To function, the housing and the removable bottom base are detached relative to each other and the housing is turned substantially upside down to allow filling of the housing via the inlet. The bottom base is then attached to the housing and the assembly is then inverted for use.

Claims6

Dependent claims

A liquid powered assembly, comprising:

a housing, having a generally spherical shape, including an upper end portion and a lower end portion, said housing having a volume therein for containing an electrolyte solution, said lower end portion having a fluid inlet;
a removable bottom base removably attached to said lower end portion of said housing, said removable bottom base having a bottom surface for supporting said liquid powered assembly, a stem of said lower end portion of said housing threading into said removable bottom base;
wherein said base is under a majority of a diameter of said housing when said housing sits atop said base;
a seal for engaging said housing and said removable bottom base for providing fluidic sealing engagement therebetween at said fluid inlet, said seal being a disc positioned under said housing and above said removable bottom base;
an electrolyte battery assembly positioned within said housing, said electrolyte battery assembly having two sets of metal rods disposed centrally within said housing;
and,
a liquid powered device operably attached to said electrolyte battery assembly and positioned at said housing, wherein,
to provide operation, said housing and said removable bottom base are detached relative to each other, said housing is turned substantially upside down to allow filling of said housing via said inlet and to allow only then a display to be properly read right-side up from the assembly, said bottom base is attached to said housing and said assembly is then inverted for use, thereby disguising said fluid inlet.

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Facts

Application: 14/952,900Filed 25 Nov 2015
Priority: 14 Aug 2009
Published: 17 Mar 2016
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Classification7 codes

H01M 50/668
Arrangements or processes for filling or topping-up with liquids; Arrangements or processes for draining liquids from casings: means for…
H01M 6/32
Deferred-action cells: activated through external addition of electrolyte or of electrolyte components
H01M 50/627
Arrangements or processes for filling with liquid, e.g. electrolytes: filling ports
H01M 4/38
Selection of substances as active materials, active masses, active liquids: of elements or alloys

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Application12/541,432Continuation in part · filed 14 Aug 2009
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