Patent ID: 6844109

Claim:
A Li-ion and/or Li-ion polymer battery, comprised of: a battery assembly comprised of a plurality of battery cells, each battery cell comprised of: at least one cathode section; at least one anode section; a separator layer disposed between said anode section and said cathode section; a first, planar metal mesh layer within said anode section, said first metal mesh layer having a coplanar tab extending beyond said separator layer to define a negative lead; and a second, planar metal mesh layer within said cathode section, said second metal mesh layer having a coplanar tab extending beyond said separator layer to form a positive lead; and a plurality of reinforcing bands wrapped around the peripheral edges of said battery assembly securing said plurality of battery cells together, wherein each band is comprised of an outer flexible polymer layer and an inner adhesive layer and said inner adhesive layer is between said outer polymer layer and said peripheral edges of said battery cells and each band captures the entire assembly.