Patent ID: 8722217

Claim:
A battery pack comprising: a battery cell comprising a case and at least one cell tab, the case comprising a lip, the at least one cell tab protruding through the lip; and a protective circuit module comprising a circuit board located at a top side of the lip, at least one electrode tab located at a top surface of the circuit board, and at least one circuit device located at the circuit board, the top side of the lip and the top surface of the circuit board facing a same direction, wherein a cell tab of the at least one cell tab comprises a first portion protruding through the lip to an outside of the case in a first direction substantially parallel to the top surface of the circuit board, and a second portion at the outside of the case, the second portion being bent relative to the first portion and extending in a second direction opposite the first direction and substantially parallel to the top surface of the circuit board, and wherein the second portion of the cell tab is connected to an electrode tab of the at least one electrode tab at the top surface of the circuit board.