NOVELTY - The assembly has a sheet shaped electrode including a mesh-type electrode current collector with pores. An electrode active material layer is adhered to the electrode current collector. An edge active material layer protrudes from a side of the current collector. Another sheet shaped electrode includes the electrode active material layer adhered to another mesh-type electrode current collector. A separator is interposed between the sheet shaped electrodes. The edge active material layer is placed along an edge of the former sheet shaped electrode.    USE - Rectangular parallelepiped electrode assembly for use in a rechargeable battery (claimed) as a power source for driving a motor of a hybrid electric vehicle, and for portable compact electronic apparatus e.g. mobile phones, notebook computers, and camcorders.    ADVANTAGE - The assembly prevents short-circuit provided between a burr of the mesh-type electrode current collector and a burr of another mesh-type electrode current collector, so that safety of the rechargeable battery can be improved, thus preventing damage to the separator during assembly and occurrence of failure during assembling process. The assembly maintains width of the edge active material layer at about 10 times the current collector thickness or less to ensure ease of maintaining the electrode shape and the distance between the edge active material layer and one of the current collectors, so that deterioration of current collecting efficiency is prevented. The current collector is coated with an active material that can be cut into the electrodes, thus preventing generation of a burr during cutting of the current collector. The edge active material layer prevents generation of the burr in the current collector, thus preventing a short-circuit of the current collector.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for the following:    (1) a rechargeable battery comprising an electrode assembly    (2) a method for manufacturing an electrode for a rechargeable battery.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows a perspective view of a rechargeable battery.    Case (20)    Terminals (21, 22)    Sealing member (28)    Rechargeable battery (100)