Patent ID: 6402794
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y02P,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of assembling a battery comprising the steps of:providing a container having an open end, a closed end, and side walls extending between the open and closed ends; providing a cover having an outer peripheral flange and an inner flange, and defining a channel between the inner and outer flanges; providing a seal adapted to engage the inner and outer flanges and the channel of said cover; dispensing battery electrode materials in the container; positioning the cover and seal across the open end of the container so that the channel between the inner and outer flanges of the cover receives the side walls of the container at the open end, and said seal is disposed between said cover and said container; and forcing the outer and inner flanges towards each other so as to compress the seal between the container and the cover and define a sealed closure to the container.