BATTERY CELL WITH INTEGRATED OVERCURRENT PROTECTION MEMBER

A battery cell includes a housing (), a terminal () coupled to the housing (), an electrode assembly () positioned within the housing (), a conductor () including a first portion () coupled to the electrode assembly () and a second portion () coupled to the terminal (), and one or more fuses coupled to the conductor () and situated at least partially between the first and second portions. The first and second portions of the conductor () are folded in opposite directions to form the conductor into an S-shape, and the one or more fuses are rated for interrupting current flow between the terminal () and the electrode assembly () in response to an overcurrent event.