Patent ID: 8236441

Claim:
An electrochemical cell, comprising: an assembly comprising an anode sheet and a cathode sheet separated by separator membranes, the cathode sheet comprising a first electroactive layer on a first current collector, and the anode sheet comprising a second electroactive layer on a second current collector, the assembly having a side wall and opposing end faces; a plurality of conducting tabs that extend from at least one of the anode sheet and the cathode sheet, the plurality of conducting tabs extending from an end face of the assembly and in electrical communication with at least one of the first current collector and the second current collector; and a first tab insulator having separate outer and inner members, each of the outer and inner members having at least one slot that allows one or more of the plurality of conducting tabs to pass through, wherein the inner and outer members are adjustable so that an angular position of the at least one slot of the inner member can be moved with respect to the at least one slot of the outer member.