Patent ID: 8652661

Claim:
A secondary battery having a protection circuit module, the secondary battery comprising: a bare cell including a can and a cap plate sealing the can; and a protection circuit module including a circuit board and a coupling member positioned at least one side in the longitudinal direction of the circuit board to couple the circuit board to the cap plate, and the coupling member directly connected to the cap plate; wherein the coupling member comprises: a coupler having a first and a second end fixed to the circuit board; and first and second supports respectively extending from the first and second ends of the coupler and spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the circuit board, wherein the first support of the coupling member further comprises a first contact contacting the bare cell and a first support leg connecting the coupler to the first contact; wherein the second support further comprises a second contact contacting the bare cell and a second support leg connecting the coupler to the second contact wherein the first contact extends longitudinally outward from underneath the protection circuit module.