Secondary battery

A secondary battery comprising:

• a bare cell including an electrode assembly and a can or a pouch-shaped casing accommodating the electrode assembly, wherein the can or the pouch-shaped casing has a first end and a second end substantially opposite to the first end;
• a protection circuit board electrically connected to the bare cell;
• an outer case member that surrounds and extends along substantially entire side surfaces of the bare cell;
• and
• a label adhered around a surface of the outer case member,
• wherein the outer case member is continuous to entirely cover the bare cell and includes a stepped portion on the surface extending in a direction generally from the first end to the second end substantially orthogonally to a winding direction of the label and wherein a portion of the label is on the stepped portion.

A secondary battery comprising:

• a bare cell containing an electrode assembly;
• an outer case member that surrounds and extends along substantially entire side surfaces of the bare cell, the outer case member being continuous to entirely cover the bare cell having a first end, a second end substantially opposite to the first end and a stepped recess that extends in a direction generally from the first end to the second end;
• a label wrapped entirely around the outer case member, wherein a first end portion of the label overlaps a second end portion of the label that is accommodated in the stepped recess,
• wherein the stepped recess extends in a direction which is substantially orthogonal to a winding direction of the label.