Patent ID: 6372382
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
A 12-volt lead-acid low profile battery for connection with additional batteries to provide stand-by power in the event of a power failure and capable of being accessed from the front of a battery rack comprising a container having a front, side, and back walls and a central partition and a first and second cross-partition dividing said container into positive and negative terminal cells defined by said container front and side walls and said central and first cross-partitions, two center cells defined by said container side walls and said central, first and second partitions, and two back cells defined by said container side and back walls and said central and second cross-partitions, each cell containing an element comprising positive and negative plates and separators therebetween, said plates having a lug for electrically connecting said plates together, said cell elements being electrically connected together, said container side walls and central partition having an upper surface sloping upwardly from said container front wall toward said first cross-partition, an intermediate cover complementally configured with said container side walls and said central partition and sealed thereto, said intermediate cover having a cover front wall and a positive terminal electrically connected to said cell element in said positive terminal cell and a negative terminal electrically connected to said cell element in said negative terminal cell, said positive and negative terminals being located in said cover front wall of said intermediate cover adjacent said container front wall and positioned to provide access thereto from the front of the battery when located in a battery rack, said intermediate cover having electrolyte fill holes for access to said cells, and a final cover overlying said intermediate cover and sealed thereto.