Claims
- 1. A process for assembling a terminal in the side wall of a thermoplastic electric storage battery container comprising the steps of:
- forming said container such that at least one of its walls has an aperture therein and a boss on the outside of said wall circumscribing said aperture, said boss being adapted for softening and welding to a terminal insert;
- molding a thermoplastic body around a conductive spool to form a terminal insert said body having a plug portion adapted to extend in close fitting relation to and through said aperture and a flange portion adapted to overlie and be welded to said boss; softening said boss and said flange; and thereafter
- inserting said plug portion into said aperture in tight fitting relation thereto and pressing said softened flange and boss into engagement one with the other to sealingly weld them together around said aperture upon hardening.
Parent Case Info
This is a division, of application Ser. No. 851,211, filed Nov. 14, 1977 now U.S. Pat. No. 4150907 issued 5/15/79.
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Divisions (1)
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