Charger for hand-held power tool, power tool system and method of charging a power tool battery
First Claim
1. A charger for a hand-held power tool, comprising:
- a power source interface,a charger base, anda charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base and having a power tool mounting surface configured to support the hand-held power tool for rotation with the charging cradle relative to the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least one charging output terminal electrically connected to the power source interface, the at least one charging output terminal being configured to wirelessly transmit charging power.
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Abstract
A charger for a hand-held power tool includes a power source interface, a charger base and a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base. The rotatable charging cradle includes at least two charging output terminals electrically connected to the power source interface. A power tool system includes the charger and the hand-held power tool. A method of charging the power tool system includes contacting charging input terminals of the power tool with the charging output terminals, rotating the charging cradle and the power tool relative to the charging base and supplying charging current to at least one battery cell while the charging cradle and the power tool are allowed to freely swing relative to the charging base.
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23 Claims
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1. A charger for a hand-held power tool, comprising:
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a power source interface, a charger base, and a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base and having a power tool mounting surface configured to support the hand-held power tool for rotation with the charging cradle relative to the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least one charging output terminal electrically connected to the power source interface, the at least one charging output terminal being configured to wirelessly transmit charging power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A charger for a hand-held power tool comprising:
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a power source interface; a charger base; a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least one charging output terminal electrically connected to the power source interface, the at least one charging output terminal being configured to wirelessly transmit charging power; and a movable cover configured to cover the at least one charging output terminal when the charging cradle is at a first rotational position and to uncover the at least one charging output terminal when the charging cradle is rotated away from the first rotational position. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A charger for a hand-held power tool comprising:
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a power source interface; a charger base; a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least one charging output terminal electrically connected to the power source interface, the at least one charging output terminal being configured to wirelessly transmit charging power; and a first lock mechanism configured to prevent the hand-held power tool from being detached from the charging cradle when the charging cradle is not disposed at a first rotational position, the hand-held power tool being detachable from the charging cradle at the first rotational position.
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23. A charger for a hand-held power tool comprising:
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a power source interface; a charger base; a charging cradle rotatably supported on the charger base, the rotatable charging cradle including at least one charging output terminal electrically connected to the power source interface, the at least one charging output terminal being configured to wirelessly transmit charging power; and a second lock mechanism configured to prevent the charging cradle from rotating away from a first rotational position when the hand-held power tool is not mounted on the charging cradle, wherein the second lock mechanism is configured to be released by insertion of a portion of the hand-held power tool into or around the charging cradle at the first position.
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