Patent ID: 8039142

Claim:
A battery comprising: a case in which two battery cells each in the form of a flattened rectangular plate are accommodated; a connector exposed from said case; a holding member for holding said two battery cells in said case; said holding member comprising a nonconductive resilient material; said holding member including a first battery accommodating section and a second battery accommodating section in which said battery cells each in the form of a flattened rectangular plate are accommodated in a juxtaposed relationship so as to form a rectangular shape as viewed in plan, the holding member further including side pieces corresponding to the two major sides of the rectangular shape as viewed in plan for being applied to the corresponding side faces of said sheath cans of said battery cells accommodated in said first and second battery accommodating sections; and a resilient conductive plate extending on said holding member and electrically connecting said two battery cells accommodated in said first and second battery accommodating sections and said connector to each other, at least one of the side pieces including an engaging recess with a surface depressed relative to another surface of the side piece in which the recess is disposed, the conductive plate being disposed in the engaging recess.