Gauntlet Motive Battery
OwnerJoe Ernest BROWNinventor
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Abstract
An improved gauntlet wet cell battery provides a plurality of elongated hollow spines filled with active material in a cathode array. Bottom ends of the cathode array are closed with an electrically conductive bottom end cap that electrically and mechanically interconnects the free ends of each spine so as to close and substantially rigidly locate the free ends of said spines with respect to one another. In this manner, electrical continuity between the spines is maintained even if one of the spines fractures, cracks, or otherwise becomes mechanically disassociated from an upper portion of the same spine.
Claims11
An improved gauntlet wet cell battery, comprising:
- a substantially fluid-impervious battery case;
- an anode plate;
- a gauntlet cathode array having a plurality of elongated hollow spines filled with an active material, each spine of the array defining a top end and a distal free end, the spines being electrically and mechanically interconnected at the top ends by an integral structure;
- a substantially conductive bottom end cap electrically and mechanically interconnected with the spine free ends so as to close and substantially rigidly locate the free ends with respect to one another;
- a plurality of ion-permeable fabric covers substantially encasing the elongated spines;
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- an electrolyte in solution with water in the battery case such that the anode plate, gauntlet cathode array, bottom end cap, and fabric covers are all substantially received in the battery case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.