Patent ID: 8017265

Claim:
A can for a lithium secondary battery comprising: long-sidewalls having long-sidewall upper ends and long-sidewall lower ends; short-sidewalls having short-sidewall upper ends and short-sidewall lower ends, at least one of the short-sidewalls having at least one electrolyte slot being a trench on an inner surface of the at least one short-sidewall and extending from the short-sidewall upper end to the short-sidewall lower end of the at least one short-sidewall; and a bottom wall; wherein the long-sidewall lower ends and the short-sidewall lower ends are connected to the bottom wall and the long-sidewalls are connected to the short-sidewalls to define an opening at the long-sidewall upper ends and the short-sidewall upper ends, wherein the can is configured to receive an electrode assembly through the opening and contain the electrode assembly and an electrolyte therein, said electrode assembly having a first electrode plate, a second electrode plate, and a separator between the first and second electrode plates, and wherein the can is configured to be coupled to a cap assembly for sealing the opening of the can.