Patent ID: 8691418
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61N,B29C,B29L,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery comprising: an anode; a cathode disposed in a stack with the anode, the cathode having a peripheral edge and including material disposed on a substrate; a battery separator that is porous and that is sandwiched between the anode and the cathode in the stack, the battery separator having a first face disposed against the anode and a second face, opposite the first face, disposed against the cathode; and a first cathode assembly including at least one insulative member disposed over a first edge of the cathode to confine the edge, the at least one insulative member extending around at least a first portion of a periphery of the cathode while extending around a major face of the cathode to define a cavity, wherein the cathode and the anode are arranged in the stack in alignment, free to move with respect to one another, with the anode disposed against a lip of the at least one insulative member, in the cavity, with the at least one insulative member facilitating alignment of the anode with respect to the cathode.