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The invention relates to a cell employing a coiled electrode assembly having the edge of at least one electrode strip protruding above the coiled electrode assembly and wherein said electrode edge is electronically connected to a tab having a telescopic center portion that can flex below and then ab

The invention relates to a cell employing a coiled electrode assembly having the edge of at least one electrode strip protruding above the coiled electrode assembly and wherein said electrode edge is electronically connected to a tab having a telescopic center portion that can flex below and then above the plane of the tab so that any bulge in the cell\s housing will flex the tab without disturbing the electronic contact between the cell\s housing and the edge of the electrode strip protruding above the coiled electrode assembly.

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A galvanic cell comprising a coiled electrode assembly contained in a housing; said coiled electrode assembly comprising a first electrode strip superimposed on and overlapping a second electrode strip and a separator disposed between said first electrode strip and said second electrode strip; said

A galvanic cell comprising a coiled electrode assembly contained in a housing; said coiled electrode assembly comprising a first electrode strip superimposed on and overlapping a second electrode strip and a separator disposed between said first electrode strip and said second electrode strip; said first electrode strip, said second electrode strip and said separator are wound into a coiled electrode assembly such that said first electrode strip is electronically insulated from said second electrode strip by said separator and the edge of at least one electrode strip protrudes from the coiled electrode assembly at one end and electronically contacts a conductive terminal at a first portion of the housing, and the second electrode strip electronically contacts a conductive terminal at a second portion of the housing which is insulated relative to said first portion; the improvement wherein a conductive tab has at least one slit disposed substantially about the central area of the tab to enable the central area to flex above or below the plane of the tab to accommodate bulging of the cell, without effectively distorting the peripheral area of the tab, said tab being in electronic contact with the protruding edge of the electrode strip, and a conductive portion of the housing is electronically connected to said tab thereby adapting said conductive portion as the conductive terminal for said electrode strip having its edge protruding from the coiled electrode assembly.