Patent ID: 9306206
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H01M,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. An alkaline cell comprising a housing having a bottom end and a top end, and an electrode assembly disposed within the housing, the electrode assembly comprising a single first electrode and a single second electrode, a separator disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an electrolyte, wherein the first electrode comprises a hollow outer body and at least one inner body positioned inside the outer body, the outer body and the at least one inner body being joined together inside the housing to form a single substantially homogeneous structure having an essentially uniform electrode properties; and the second electrode comprises an intermediate body at least partially disposed between the outer body and the at least one inner body and electrically isolated from the outer body and the at least one inner body; wherein the first electrode comprises at least a first end disk disposed adjacent to the bottom end of the cell and integrally interconnecting the outer hollow body and the at least one inner body to form the single substantially homogeneous structure.