(US4523068-A)      Appts. for fusing Pb battery components comprises a heating induction coil which can be fixed relative to a frame and a mould insert concentric with the coil for receiving the components in its cavity. The components are automatically placed in the cavity. A current concentrator is concentric with the coil and is supported by one of the turns.    ADVANTAGE -   Terminal posts and bushing are quickly fused. (12pp)    (EP163654-B)      An apparatus for fusing lead components of a battery (10) being assembled comprising a frame (32), an induction heating coil (50), means (68) for fixedly supporting said induction heating coil in predetermined orientation with respect to said frame, a mold (95) disposed in concentric relation to said induction heating coil (50), said mold (95) having a mold cavity (96) for receiving said battery components (20), (22) to be fused, means (42) for automatically locating said battery components (20), (22) to be fused in position below said mold (95), means (51) for automatically raising said battery components (20), (22) into said mold cavity (96) and into operative relation to said induction heating coil (50), means (90) for generating high frequency oscillating current in said coil, induced current concentrating means (105) disposed in concentric relation to said induction heating coil (50) for concentrating an induced current flow in said battery components (20), (22) positioned in operative relation to said coil (50) for heating, melting and fusing said battery components (20), (22) together and molding said components (20), (22) in finished fused form in response to the generation of a high-frequency oscillating current in said coil (50) while the surrounding non-lead components of the battery (10) being assembled remain substantial unaffected said induction heating coil (50) incu-luding a plurality of vertically arranged turns (50a-50c), said mold (95) being supported by at least one of the turns (50a) of said coil (50), and said induced current concentrating means (105) being supported by at least one other of said turns (50b,50c), and means (51) for automatically lowering and removing said battery components (20), (22) from said mold cavity (96) following fusing and molding thereof to finished form (22pp)