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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Shunji Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Nobuyoshi Takahashi, Chiba, JP;
Hideharu Onodera, Chiba, JP;
Tsugio Sakai, Chiba, JP;
Seiko Instruments Inc., , JP;
Abstract
A power source element has a positive electrode case, a negative electrode case, and a pair of connecting terminals, each having a first end portion connected to a respective one of the positive and negative electrode cases, a second end portion for connection to a circuit board, and an intermediate portion disposed between the first and second end portions. The intermediate portion of each of the connecting terminals has a weakened region so that the first end portion is separated from the second end portion along a weakened line in the weakened region upon relative movement between the first and second end portions in a give direction.