Abstract: A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate; a case, the case accommodating the electrode assembly; a first current collector and a second current collector electrically connected to the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate of the electrode assembly, respectively; and a short inducing member disposed between the first current collector and the second current collector, the short inducing member being configured to electrically short-circuit the first current collector and the second current collector when a shape of the case is changed.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery includes a case; an electrode assembly housed in the case and having a first substantially planar surface, a second substantially planar surface and a connecting portion connecting the substantially planar surfaces; and a support plate between the case and the electrode assembly, wherein the support plate is electrically coupled to the electrode assembly and has a substantially planar portion generally adjacent to and overlapping at least one of the substantially planar surfaces.

Abstract: A secondary battery including an electrode assembly, the electrode assembly including a first electrode plate, a separator, and a second electrode plate; a case, the case accommodating the electrode assembly; a first current collector and a second current collector electrically connected to the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate of the electrode assembly, respectively; and a short inducing member disposed between the first current collector and the second current collector, the short inducing member being configured to electrically short-circuit the first current collector and the second current collector when a shape of the case is changed.