Patent ID: 8703312

Claim:
A battery module, comprising: a plurality of battery cells, each of the battery cells including a terminal such that the plurality of battery cells provide a plurality of terminals, wherein a terminal of one of the battery cells is connected to a terminal of an adjacent battery cell with a connecting member; a top plate on the plurality of battery cells, the top plate including: an opening corresponding to a position of the terminals connected by the connecting member such that the terminals connected by the connecting member extend therethrough, and a barrier rib adjacent to the opening and the terminals connected by the connecting member, and a terminal cover detachably covering the opening of the top plate, the terminal cover including: a base unit overlying the opening, and an extending unit extending from the base unit and being detachably coupled with the barrier rib, and a release that selectively detaches the terminal cover from the top plate, the release including a slit and the slit having a concave shape with a concavity facing the extending unit.