Patent ID: 11955666
Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A battery system according to claim 6, further comprising:
a boot cover having a wrap-around wall surrounding and defining a plenum therewithin, an opening in the wrap-around wall defined by a lip about the opening, and a gas port and a liquid port each defined in the wrap-around wall, wherein the gas port is in fluid communication with the plenum, and wherein the liquid port has an inner connector portion disposed within the plenum and configured for coupling with the refill port when the boot cover is placed over the refill port with the lip in sealed engagement with an outer surface of the housing wall;
a first pump operatively connected with the gas port and configured for applying suction to the gas port; and
a second pump operatively connected with the liquid port and configured for applying suction to the liquid port.