Patent ID: 7641705

Claim:
A method of forming an electrochemical cell including an anode and a cathode, the method comprising: providing a case defining an upper opening; providing a cover defining an outer face, an inner face opposite the outer face, and a fillport through hole, the fillport through hole formed as a passage through a thickness of the cover between the outer face and the inner face; forming a fill tube apart from the cover, the fill tube defining a leading section, a trailing section, and a passageway, the passageway being within the fill tube; securing the leading section of the fill tube within the fillport through hole such that the passageway is fluidly open to the fillport through hole; sealing the cover to the case at the upper opening, the housing and the cover combining to define an internal volume; dispensing an electrolyte into the internal volume via the fill tube passageway; and sealing the fillport through hole.