A housing for accommodating at least one rechargeable battery cell, having a terminal region for the electrical contacting of the housing to a device that is operated with an electric motor, in particular to a hand tool, and having at least one connecting line at one side of the at least one rechargeable battery cell, with which the at least one rechargeable battery cell is at least mediately electrically contacted at a pole, the at least one connecting line being guided in particular parallel to the extension of the rechargeable battery cell on the side of the rechargeable battery cell situated opposite the point of connection to the rechargeable battery cell. The housing has a separate cable channel in which the at least one connecting line is guided so as to be spatially separated from the at least one rechargeable battery cell.