Patent ID: 7790310

Claim:
A prismatic rechargeable battery comprising: a housing comprising a plurality of cell vessels separated from one another by electrically insulating intermediate walls, the housing comprising a front side that is substantially open; a plate stack provided in each of the cell vessels, each plate stack comprising stacked electrode plates and a plurality of contacts; and contact connector plates coupled to each of the intermediate walls such that each of the contact connector plates is in electrical contact with a contact of a plate stack; wherein each of the intermediate walls has a first contact connector plate on a first side thereof electrically coupled to a second contact connector plate on a second side thereof through the intermediate wall; wherein an external front cover of the housing is coupled to longitudinal side edges of the intermediate walls and side walls of the housing to close the front side of the housing and seal the plurality of cell vessels; wherein the area covered by the front cover is substantially the same as the area of the largest side of the prismatic rechargeable battery.