Claims
- 1. An electrochemical cell, comprising:
a container having an open end and a side wall; a positive electrode disposed in said container; a negative electrode disposed in said container; an alkaline electrolyte solution disposed in said container; a cover disposed on the open end of said container and having a peripheral wall extending radially outside of the side wall of said container; and an adhesive disposed between the side wall of said container and the peripheral wall of said cover for adhering the cover to the container wherein neither said cover's peripheral wall nor said container's open end are crimped, thereby forming an adhesively secured, non-crimped electrochemical cell.
- 2. The electrochemical cell as defined in claim 1 further comprising a seal disposed between the side wall of said container and the peripheral wall of said cover.
- 3. An electrochemical cell, comprising:
a container having an open end and a side wall; a positive electrode disposed in said container; a negative electrode disposed in said container; an alkaline electrolyte solution disposed in said container; a cover disposed on the open end of said container; a first adhesive disposed between the cover and the container; and a second adhesive disposed between the cover and the container wherein neither said cover nor said container's open end are crimped thereby forming an adhesively secured, non-crimped electrochemical cell.
- 4. The electrochemical cell as defined in claim 3, wherein said first and second adhesives are located such that the first adhesive is closer to the open end of said container and said second adhesive is located further away from the open end of the container.
- 5. The electrochemical cell as defined in claim 4, wherein said first adhesive comprises an epoxy having Bisphenol A.
- 6. The electrochemical cell as defined in claim 3, wherein said cover comprises a seal.
- 7. The electrochemical cell as defined in claim 3, wherein said cover has a peripheral wall located on an outer surface of the container.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/721,250, filed Nov. 22, 2000, entitled “ALKALINE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING ADHESIVE CLOSURE.”
Continuations (1)
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Number |
Date |
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Parent |
09721250 |
Nov 2000 |
US |
Child |
10638849 |
Aug 2003 |
US |