Patent ID: 8309248

Claim:
A battery cell carrier for holding a battery cell therein, the battery cell having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, comprising: a trapping member configured to contact at least a portion of the first side of the battery cell, the trapping member having a rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall defining an inner region, the trapping member further having a plurality of cross-members coupled to the peripheral wall and extending across the inner region, the rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall and the plurality of cross-members defining at least one aperture for allowing air to flow therethrough to contact the first side of the battery cell for cooling the battery cell, the rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall having a groove configured to receive a gasket therein, the rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall further having a venting aperture extending therethrough, the gasket being disposed at least partially in the groove of the rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall such that the gasket contacts the battery cell when a panel member engages the trapping member, and a portion of the gasket being removed proximate to the venting aperture such that the venting aperture vents any gases escaping from the battery cell; and the panel member configured to contact at least a portion of the second side of the battery cell, the panel member further configured to engage a portion of the trapping member such that the battery cell is held between the panel member and the trapping member, the panel member having at least one aperture extending therethrough for allowing air to flow therethrough to contact the second side of the battery cell for cooling the battery cell, the panel member further having a first rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall having a first groove therein, and the rectangular ring-shaped peripheral wall of the trapping member having an engagement portion which engages the first groove to couple the trapping member to the panel member.