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Battery vent plug improvement

US5993991A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
4References
15Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 29, 1997
Grant dateNov 30, 1999
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 29, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A vent plug for insertion into a battery vent well that retains the original large diameter of the well. The vent plug has a body having a top and a bottom and an opening extending from the top to the bottom. A neck extends from the body for insertion into the well. The neck has an opening therein and an arm positioned to engage the underside of a projection in the well without substantially intruding into the well diameter.

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