Patent ID: 7595135

Claim:
An alkaline storage battery comprising: a positive electrode plate having a first edge and a second edge opposite thereto; a negative electrode plate having a first edge and a second edge opposite thereto; separators interposed between said positive electrode plate and said negative electrode plate; and an alkaline electrolyte, wherein: the first edge of said positive electrode plate and the first edge of said negative electrode plate serve as current collecting portions, at least the second edge of at least said positive electrode plate is covered with polyethylene resin on an end face and peripheral sides thereof, said polyethylene resin forming a film on said second edge of said positive electrode plate adheres to said separators positioned on both sides of said positive electrode plate, at least one of said positive electrode plate and said negative electrode plate comprises an electrode core material and an active material layer carried on said electrode core material, and said second edge covered with said polyethylene resin comprises an exposed portion of said electrode core material not having said active material layer thereon.