Frame for portable electrical energy storage cells
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1. A portable electrical energy storage device including a plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells, the portable electrical energy storage device comprising:
- a frame including a plurality of receptacles, at least one of the plurality of receptacles receiving an end of one of the plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells, the frame being formed from a first material; and
a cap formed of a second material, the cap covering the frame adjacent the at least one of the plurality of receptacles and covering the end of the one of the plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells received in the at least one of the plurality of receptacles, the second material being different from the first material.
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Abstract
A portable electrical energy storage device is provided with a frame that includes a plurality of receptacles for receiving a portion of a portable electrical energy storage cell. A cap is provided over the plurality of receptacles and the portion of the portable electrical energy storage cells received in the frame. In some embodiments, a passageway extends between adjacent receptacles. Disposed within the passageway is a plug which exhibits more resistance to thermal energy migration than other portions of the frame that define the adjacent receptacles.
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1. A portable electrical energy storage device including a plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells, the portable electrical energy storage device comprising:
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a frame including a plurality of receptacles, at least one of the plurality of receptacles receiving an end of one of the plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells, the frame being formed from a first material; and a cap formed of a second material, the cap covering the frame adjacent the at least one of the plurality of receptacles and covering the end of the one of the plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells received in the at least one of the plurality of receptacles, the second material being different from the first material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of forming a frame for retaining a plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells in an array within a portable electrical energy storage device, the method comprising:
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providing a frame including a plurality of receptacles, at least one of the plurality of receptacles for receiving an end of one of the plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells, the frame formed from a first material; receiving, in the at least one of the plurality of receptacles, the end of one of the plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells; and forming a cap of a second material over the frame adjacent the at least one of the plurality of receptacles and over the end of one of the plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells received in the at least one of the plurality of receptacles, the second material being different from the first material. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A frame for retaining a plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells in an array within a portable electrical energy storage device, the frame comprising:
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a plurality of receptacles, at least one of the plurality of receptacles receiving an end of one of the plurality of individual electrical energy storage cells, the frame being formed from a first material; and a cap formed of a second material, the cap covering the frame adjacent the at least one of the plurality of receptacles and covering the end of the one electrical energy storage cell received in the at least one of the plurality of receptacles, the second material being different from the first material. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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