An Improved Cell or Box suitable for Accumulator or other Electric Batteries.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov.
1807
Complete Specification Left, 14th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 16th July,
1898
Complete Specification Left, 14th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 16th July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Cell or Box suitable for Accumulator or other
Electric Batteries.
FREDERICK CHARLES GEARY, 338, Shobnall Street, Burton-on-Trent, Stafford-
shire, Electrical Engineer, JoHN HENRY ROBOTTOM, Brook Street, Swadlincote,
in the County of Derby, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
Such cell or box to consist of a rectangular, circular, or other approved form
of glass, porcelain, vulcanite or lead lined wood vessel, having near the bottom
an orifice or orifices by means of which the contents of the aforesaid vessel. may
escape. This orifice or orifices is made suitable for the fitting of a watertight
or acidproof plug. The aforesaid plug or lid may consist of either glass, lead,
indiarubber or one of its compounds or porcelain in the form of a screw or suitable
lid fixed in position by suitable screws or bolts. We claim for this invention
that the batteries may be cleaned out thoroughly without un-coupling the plates
or removing them, by syphoning the clear liquid off then remove the plug or lid
and wash out with water or other fluid after which replace the plug & refil.
Dated this Sixth day of Novembar 18:
An Improved Cell or Box suitable for Accumulator or other
Electric Batteries.
FREDERICK CHARLES GEARY, 338, Shobnall Street, Burton-on-Trent, Stafford-
shire, Electrical Engineer, JOHN HENRY ROBOTTOM, Brook Street, Swadlincote,
in the County of Derby, Electrical Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement; -
escape.
Such cell or box to consist of a rectangular, circular, or other approved form
of glass, porcelain, vulcanite or lead lined wood vessel, having near the bottom
an orifice or orifices by means of which the contents of the aforesaid vessel may
This orifice or orifices is made suitable for the fitting of a watertight
or acidproof plug. The aforesaid plug or lid may consist of either glass, lead,
indiarubber or one of its compounds or porcelain in the form of a screw or suitable
lid fixed in position by suitable screws or bolts. We claim for this invention
that the batteries may be cleaned out thoroughly without un-coupling the plates
t.

page_text: or removing them, by syphoning the clear liquid off then remove the plug or lid
and wash out with water or other fluid after which replace the plug and refil.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
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To have invented an improved cell or box suitable for containing the elements
or plates and the necessary liquid of accumulator or other electric batteries.
The said cell or box is to be constructed of either glass, porcelain, vulcanite or
lead lined, wood, with an orifice or orifices near the bottom through which the
liquid contents of the said cell may be discharged. The said cell or box may
be made water or acid tight by the fitting of a suitable plug which may consist of
either glass, lead, indiarubber or one of its compounds or porcelain, in the form
of a screw or suitable fixed in position in the said cell or box by suitable screws
or bolts.
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