Patent ID: 7642007

Claim:
A battery pack comprising: (a) an elongated battery having a length and defining a first end plane, said battery having positive and negative electrodes at the first end plane of the battery such that the positive and negative electrodes are disposed on the same side of the battery; (b) output terminals which are directly or indirectly connected to the battery electrodes; (c) a molding holder which is positioned so as to oppose the end plane of the battery and also to retain the output terminals; (d) at least two leads positioned between the first end plane of the battery and the molding holder, each of the leads being shorter than the length of the battery and connecting one of the output terminals with one of the positive and negative electrodes and another of the output terminals with the other of the negative and positive electrodes, both of the leads are located on the same side of the first end plane; and (e) a molded plastic resin region in which is inserted the battery and the molding holder such that the surfaces of the output terminals are exposed to the outside, and the battery, the output terminals, and the molding holder are fixed and joined together as a single unit during molding of the molded plastic resin region, wherein the width of the battery pack is substantially equal to the width of the elongated battery.