(EP441901-A)      Battery comprises: a container contg. soln; positive grid plates having tabs which are interconnected; and negative grid plates also having tabs which are interconnected.    Pb-acid battery for a vehicle comprises: a battery case contg. acid; and interleaved positive and negative grids each with pasted slots and each having a tab extending upward and joined together for respective connection to a positive post and a negative post. The respective positive and negative grid tabs may be connected by eg. bending them together. A 12V battery has six compartments, with an overall cover.    USE/ADVANTAGE -   Esp. as a Pb-acid battery for vehicles. Use of integral tabs (70) eliminates need to apply additional material to form plate terminals and interconnects. @(38pp Dwg.No.1/12)@    (JP4504482-W)      Battery comprises: a container contg. soln.; positive grid plates having tabs which are interconnected; and negative grid plates also having tabs which are interconnected.    Pb-acid battery for a vehicle comprises: a battery case contg. acid; and interleaved positive and negative grids each with pasted slots and each having a tab extending upward and joined together for respective connection to a positive post and a negative post. The respective positive and negative grid tabs may be connected by e.g. bending them together. A 12V battery has six compartments, with an overall cover.    USE/ADVANTAGE -   Esp. as a Pb-acid battery for vehicles. Use of integral tabs eliminates need to apply additional material to form plate terminals and interconnects    (EP441901-B1)      A battery grid which comprises: a metal sheet (50) comprising rows of displaced portions of the sheet, a first group (51) of the rows being displaced to one side of the mean plane of the sheet and a second group (52) of the rows being displaced to the other side of said plane, displaced portions of said first group of rows (51) together with contiguous displaced portions of said second group of rows (52) defining apertures (60) in the plate (50); characterised in that running between adjacent ones of said first group of rows (51) and said second group of rows there is an area, region or row (53) which is substantially neutral in elevation with respect to said plane, the neutral areas, regions or rows (53) serving the function of acting as current-carrying areas in the battery grid.