Patent ID: 11949060
Assignee: ENERGIZER BRANDS, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 14:
15. A button cell battery comprising:
a casing comprising:
an inner casing; and
an outer casing that at least partially surrounds the inner casing, wherein together the inner casing and the outer casing define an internal volume;
a core disposed in the internal volume;
a first tab configured to electrically couple a portion of the core to one of the inner casing and the outer casing; and
a grommet disposed within the internal volume between the core and at least one of the outer casing and the inner casing;
wherein the grommet comprises an opening disposed in a bottom wall of the grommet where the bottom wall of the grommet is solid other than the opening, wherein the opening is a rectangular slot positioned a distance from a central axis of the grommet, and wherein the first tab extends through the opening;
wherein the grommet includes a sidewall attached to and extending upwards relative to an outer periphery of the bottom wall of the grommet, and wherein:
the grommet sidewall is arranged to seal the inner casing and the outer casing,
the grommet sidewall is configured to electrically insulate the outer casing from the inner casing,
the grommet bottom wall is configured to electrically insulate the core from one of the outer casing and the inner casing, and
the grommet is configured to electrically insulate a portion of the first tab from the core.