Patent ID: 8883365

Claim:
A fuel cell system, comprising: a fuel cell plate including a first partial header and a fastening channel; and a main body including a second partial header and a fastening point, the fastening point coupled to the fuel cell plate and passing through a slot to the fastening channel, the fastening point of the main body securing the main body to the fuel cell plate to form a first header having the first partial header in fluid communication with the second partial header, wherein a portion of the fastening point has a width greater than a width of the slot, wherein the fuel cell plate is one of a plurality of fuel cell plates, a shape of the fastening point substantially conforms to a shape of the fastening channel formed in selected ones of the plurality of the fuel cell plates, and the plurality of fuel cell plates is aligned to form a fuel cell stack; and wherein the fastening point is a bifurcated flanged protuberance having a fastening keyway formed therein, the fastening keyway substantially rectangular in shape and having an open side to allow for expansion of the fastening point.