Claims
- 1. A dual terminal, electric storage battery comprising:
- (a) a container;
- (b) a cover;
- (c) a single pair of element posts in electrical communication with electrochemical components;
- (d) a single pair of terminal bushings substantially completely embedded in said cover, each of said bushings being electrically connected to one of said element posts and comprising,
- (i) a body portion,
- (ii) a side terminal end, which side terminal end is mounted through an opening in an angled surface of said cover, which angled surface is at an angle acute to the plane generally contiguous to the top surface of said cover,
- (iii) a top terminal end, which top terminal end is mounted through an opening in said top surface of said cover on or in the vicinity of its longitudinal center line,
- (iv) an element post end,
- (v) a first connecting arm extending sideways from said body portion to said side terminal end,
- (vi) a second connecting arm extending sideways from said body portion to said top terminal end, wherein said body portion and said element post end define a hole passing axially therethrough and adapted to receive therein one of said element posts;
- (e) a pair of side terminals in electrical communication with said side terminal ends of said bushings; and
- (f) a pair of top terminals in electrical communication with said top terminal ends of said bushings.
- 2. The battery of claim 1, wherein said first and said second connecting arms have approximately equal transverse cross-sectional areas and lengths.
- 3. The battery of claim 1, wherein said side terminals are threaded, steel nuts embedded in said side terminal ends of said bushings.
- 4. The battery of claim 2, wherein said side terminals are threaded, steel nuts embedded in said side terminal ends of said bushings.
- 5. The battery of claim 1, wherein said bushing is provided with one or more ribs disposed along the surfaces of said bushing.
- 6. The battery of claim 4, wherein said bushing is provided with one or more ribs disposed along the surfaces of said bushing.
- 7. The battery of claim 1, wherein said battery is a wet, dual terminal, electric storage battery.
- 8. The battery of claim 6, wherein said battery is a wet, dual terminal, electric storage battery.
- 9. The battery of claim 2, wherein said bushing is provided with one or more ribs disposed along the surfaces of said bushing.
- 10. The battery of claim 3, wherein said bushing is provided with one or more ribs disposed along the surfaces of said bushing.
- 11. The battery of claim 1, wherein said battery is a recombinant, dual terminal, electric storage battery.
- 12. The battery of claim 6, wherein said battery is a recombinant, dual terminal, electric storage battery.
Parent Case Info
This is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 770,946, filed on Aug. 30, 1985, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,645,725.
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