Patent ID: 7358702

Claim:
A storage battery comprising: main positive and negative terminals that are connected to a plate pack; at least one auxiliary terminal that is connected via a connection portion to at least one of the main positive and negative terminals, said at least one auxiliary terminal having a shape smaller than the shape of each of the main positive and negative terminals; a container for accommodation of the plate pack; and a lid for covering an opening of the container; wherein said lid has on its top a recess that has an area greater than the at least one auxiliary terminal and a closed side wall having an upper peripheral edge connected to a top surface of the lid, at least one of said main positive and negative terminals are partly embedded in the lid, said connection portion has a part embedded inside of the lid that extends from the at least one of the main positive and negative terminals embedded in the lid, and has an end protruding from the inside of the lid to the inside of the recess, and said at least one auxiliary terminal is located at the protruding end.