Patent ID: 8828589

Claim:
A battery comprising: a power generating element comprising layers of metal foils, the metal foils being substrates of electrodes, each metal foil comprising a protruding end and an outer side portion, the outer side portion comprising a first outer side and a second outer side that are opposite from each other; a current collecting connector, having: a first plate portion which is electrically conductive and comes in contact with or is close to the protruding end; and one second plate portion which is electrically conductive and protruding from the first plate portion toward the power generating element along one of the first and second outer sides of the outer side portion; and a terminal connected to the current collecting connector, wherein the current collecting connector is devoid of a plate portion that protrudes from the first plate portion toward the power generating element along the other of the first and second outer sides, the one of the first and second outer sides is joined to the second plate portion, the other of the first and second outer sides is completely exposed without being covered by the current collecting connector; wherein the second plate portion is protruded from the first plate portion to form an L-shape; and further comprising an inclined portion protruding from both the second plate portion and the first plate portion.