System and method for protecting the environment in a battery production room

Abstract

A system is provided whereby the vapors that are given off during wet-cell battery formation are drawn directly from the batteries through openings in the cells thereof, into conduits that are readily accessible to an operator, and with the vapors further being drawn into a duct through which they may be delivered for neutralizing, for eventual discharge to atmosphere. A novel nozzle is provided capable of introduction onto the tops of any of the three different standard sized batteries during forming, which nozzles in addition to collecting vapors that are given off during wet-cell battery formation further collect a pre-selected amount of atmospheric gas for combination with said vapors, which selection reduces the explosive potential of the collected fluids during subsequent environmentally acceptable processing.

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