Patent ID: 8252441
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A battery package, comprising: a casing having an interior surface; at least one battery cell disposed within the casing, the battery cell having a first end, a second end spaced apart from the first end and a side surface between the first and second ends; and a spacer element disposed within the casing and interpoed between the battery cell and the interior surface of the casing, the spacer element including a frame member proximate to the first end of the battery cell, first projections carried by the frame member and extending away from the first end of the battery cell and toward the interior surface of the casing, and second projections carried by the frame member and extending in a generally opposite direction from the first projections and away from the interior surface of the casing, wherein the second projections are engaged with the side surface of the battery cell.