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A vent cap for a storage battery, which vent cap includes a base portion and a cover portion which are retained to each other to provide a gas collecting enclosure. The base portion comprises a tray and peripherally extending walls, and is divided into a plurality of cavities by at least one transve

A vent cap for a storage battery, which vent cap includes a base portion and a cover portion which are retained to each other to provide a gas collecting enclosure. The base portion comprises a tray and peripherally extending walls, and is divided into a plurality of cavities by at least one transversely extending rib, which cavities include a first segment having an assembly which communicates with one of the cells of the battery and a second segment which is substantially enclosed to form a holding area and which is separated from the first segment by a plurality of baffles having an aperture which permits limited communication between the first and second segments. The cover portion comprises a substantially planar surface, having a plurality of cup shaped members depending therefrom and which cooperate with the assembly which communicates with the battery cell, and a plurality of slots positioned along an edge of the cover portion opposite the cup shaped members and capable of venting a gas from the second segment to the atmosphere.

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A vent cap for a storage battery having a plurality of cells, said vent cap comprising: a. a base portion comprising a tray and peripherally extending walls which define a cavity, said cavity further comprising: (i) a first segment having communication means for communicating between the cavity and

A vent cap for a storage battery having a plurality of cells, said vent cap comprising: a. a base portion comprising a tray and peripherally extending walls which define a cavity, said cavity further comprising: (i) a first segment having communication means for communicating between the cavity and the cell of the battery, said communication means having a hollow cylindrical member depending vertically downwardly from the tray of the base portion and a baffle means positioned annularly within the cylindrical member, said baffle means having a surface which slopes downwardly toward the center of the communication means and terminates in a downwardly depending flange, and (ii) a second segment which is substantially enclosed and separate from the first segment by second baffle means, said second baffle means having an aperture which permits communication between the first and second segments; b. a cover portion comprising a substantially planar surface, having a plurality of cup-shaped members depending therefrom, and having a plurality of apertures positioned along one of the edges of the cover members; and (c) means for retaining the cover portion to the base portion, thereby providing an enclosed vent cap assembly.