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A combination for supplying fluid to a battery, a vehicle and a method of assembling the combination. The combination includes the battery and a filling pod. The filling pod includes a filling pod housing having a filling pod port fluidly connectable to a fluid source for receiving fluid from the fl

A combination for supplying fluid to a battery, a vehicle and a method of assembling the combination. The combination includes the battery and a filling pod. The filling pod includes a filling pod housing having a filling pod port fluidly connectable to a fluid source for receiving fluid from the fluid source, a first fluid supply member fluidly connectable to a first cell and for supplying fluid from the filling pod port to the first cell, a second fluid supply member fluidly connectable to a second cell and for supplying fluid from the filling pod port and to the second cell, and an integral channel in fluid communication between the filling pod port, the first fluid supply member and the second fluid supply member. The channel includes a first channel portion in fluid communication between the filling pod port and the first fluid supply member and a second channel portion in fluid communication between the filling pod port and the second fluid supply member. When fluid is supplied to the filling pod through the filling pod port, a first amount of fluid flows through the first channel portion to the first fluid supply member and to the first cell, and a second amount of fluid flows through the second channel portion to the second fluid supply member and to the second cell.

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A combination for supplying fluid to a battery, a vehicle and a method of assembling the combination. The combination includes the battery and a filling pod. The filling pod includes a filling pod housing having a filling pod port fluidly connectable to a fluid source for receiving fluid from the fl

A combination for supplying fluid to a battery, a vehicle and a method of assembling the combination. The combination includes the battery and a filling pod. The filling pod includes a filling pod housing having a filling pod port fluidly connectable to a fluid source for receiving fluid from the fluid source, a first fluid supply member fluidly connectable to a first cell and for supplying fluid from the filling pod port to the first cell, a second fluid supply member fluidly connectable to a second cell and for supplying fluid from the filling pod port and to the second cell, and an integral channel in fluid communication between the filling pod port, the first fluid supply member and the second fluid supply member. The channel includes a first channel portion in fluid communication between the filling pod port and the first fluid supply member and a second channel portion in fluid communication between the filling pod port and the second fluid supply member. When fluid is supplied to the filling pod through the filling pod port, a first amount of fluid flows through the first channel portion to the first fluid supply member and to the first cell, and a second amount of fluid flows through the second channel portion to the second fluid supply member and to the second cell. itled, "Automated Annular Plication for Mitral Valve Repair". Oz et al., U.S. patent application Pub. No. 2001/0005787 entitled, "Method and Apparatus for Circulatory Valve Repair". Grimes, U.S. patent application Pub. No. 2002/0026216 entitled, "Devices and Methods for Percutaneous Mitral Valve Repair." Goldfarb et al., U.S. patent application Pub. No. 2002/0013571 entitled, "Methods and Device for Capturing and Fixing Leaflets in Valve Repair". Ockuly et al., U.S. patent application Pub. No. 2002/0026198 entitled, "Guiding Introducers for Use in the Treatment of Accessory Path-Ways Around the Mitral Valve Using a Retrograde Approach". sing: arranging a restrictive valve in association with the exhaust-distant scavenging duct thereby affecting the greater resistance to fluid flow therethrough than through the exhaust-adjacent scavenging duct. 8. The method as recited in claim 3, further comprising: filling the exhaust-distant scavenging duct with scavenging air during the scavenging air filling process so that the arrangement of a fluid content within the exhaust-distant scavenging duct causes the air and fuel mixture to begin to be scavenged to the combustion chamber from the exhaust-distant scavenging duct later than scavenging air begins to be scavenged to the combustion chamber from the exhaust-adjacent scavenging duct during the scavenging process. 9. The method as recited in claim 8, further comprising: executing the filling of the exhaust-distant scavenging duct with scavenging air during the scavenging air filling process so that the fluid content of the exhaust-distant scavenging duct before commencement of the scavenging process is stratified. 10. The method as recited in claim 9, further comprising: causing the stratified content of the exhaust-distant scavenging duct to have at least a scavenging air zone and an air and fuel mixture zone. 11. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising: causing the scavenging air zone to be closer to the combustion chamber of the engine than the air and fuel mixture zone. 12. The method as recited in claim 3, further comprising: directing a greater amount of scavenging air to the exhaust-adjacent scavenging duct du