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The subject invention provides a baffle capable of floating on the electrolyte in a battery cell, and diverts with that floating baffle any splashing electrolyte away from a gas venting device at the top of the cell, particularly during vibration of that cell.

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In a method of providing a battery having a casing including a cell chamber for receiving electrolyte battery elements including positive and negative battery plates disposed for immersion in the electrolyte in the cell chamber, a cover for said casing spaced from the battery elements in the cell ch

In a method of providing a battery having a casing including a cell chamber for receiving electrolyte battery elements including positive and negative battery plates disposed for immersion in the electrolyte in the cell chamber, a cover for said casing spaced from the battery elements in the cell chamber, and a gas venting device for that cell chamber extending through said cover, the improvement of preventing electrolyte from splashing through the gas venting device during vibration of the battery, comprising in combination the steps of: providing separately from said gas venting device a baffle plate capable of floating on the electrolyte in the cell chamber; disposing said baffle plate between said battery plates and said gas venting device for flotation on the electrolyte below said gas venting device, and disverting with the floating baffle plate any splashing electrolyte away from the gas venting device. In a battery having a casing including a cell chamber for receiving electrolyte, battery elements including positive and negative battery plates disposed for immersion in the electrolyte in the cell chamber, a cover for said casing spaced from the battery elements in the cell chamber, and a gas venting device for that cell chamber extending through said cover, the improvement of preventing electrolyte from splashing through the gas venting device during vibration of the battery, comprising: a baffle plate capable of floating on the electrolyte in the cell chamber separately from said gas venting device for diverting splashing electrolyte away from the gas venting device, said baffle plate being between said battery plates and said gas venting device for flotation on the electrolyte below said gas venting device.