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Metal-air fuel cell battery systems having mechanism for extending the path length of metal-fuel tape during discharging and recharging modes of operation

  • US 6,558,830 B2
  • Filed: 01/25/2001
  • Issued: 05/06/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A metal-air fuel cell battery system, comprising:

  • a supply of metal-fuel tape wound on a supply spindle and taken up on a take-up spindle; and

    an extension mechanism for configuring said metal fuel tape along a folded path that allows at least one discharging head to be configured about said metal-fuel tape during tape discharging operations, said extension mechanism comprises a structure movable between a first position and a second position, the first position positioned for an unfolded path of metal fuel tape and the second position positioned for the folded path, wherein said at least one discharging head produces electrical power from said supply of metal-fuel tape as said metal-fuel tape is transported through said discharging head during tape discharging operations.

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