Patent ID: 8309246

Claim:
A battery terminal of a rechargeable battery, the battery terminal comprising: a collector terminal electrically coupled to an electrode assembly in a case of the rechargeable battery; a first fixing member electrically and mechanically coupled to the collector terminal; a coupling terminal mechanically coupled to the first fixing member; and a second fixing member mechanically coupled to the coupling terminal, wherein the first fixing member has a first through-hole allowing a portion of the collector terminal to pass through, the second fixing member has a second through-hole allowing a portion of the coupling terminal to pass through, the first fixing member comprises: a first planar portion having the first through-hole; first extending portions extending away from opposite sides of the first planar portion with the first through-hole therebetween; and second extending portions corresponding to and extending away from the first extending portions and towards each other with the first through-hole therebetween, and the first planar portion, the first extending portions, and the second extending portions together define a first channel.