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Electrical connector for portable multi-cell electrical energy storage device

  • US 10,153,475 B2
  • Filed: 05/10/2016
  • Issued: 12/11/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrical connector for making an electrical connection to a plurality of portable electrical energy storage cells, the electrical connector comprising:

  • a. an electrically conductive frame;

    b. a plurality of integral electrically conductive tabs in electrical communication with the electrically conductive frame; and

    c. a plurality of integral electrically conductive supports that connect each of the plurality of integral electrically conductive tabs to the electrically conductive frame, wherein each of the integral electrically conductive support extends between a corresponding one of the plurality of integral electrically conductive tabs and the electrically conductive frame and has a cross-sectional area sufficient to open the connection between the corresponding tab and the frame if a current from an energy storage cell exceeds a threshold level at which at least one of the plurality of integral electrically conductive supports start to fail.

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