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Inductive charging holster for power tool

  • US 10,381,856 B2
  • Filed: 10/02/2015
  • Issued: 08/13/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless charging system, comprising:

  • a tool holder that includes;

    a mounting interface; and

    a holding portion that extends from an end region of the mounting interface, and that includes a removable insert structure that has a material that is soft relative to the tool holder, and that has a bladder that defines a cavity; and

    a charging module that defines a charging surface, that is removably mountable in the mounting interface of the tool holder, and that includes an inductive charging device configured to wireless charge a wirelessly rechargeable battery of a device resting on the charging surface;

    the holding portion having a shape configured to at least partially engage a geometry of a body of the device such that the holding portion acts as a transverse support for the device relative to the mounting interface,the bladder configured to form an interference fit between the cavity and at least a portion of the body of the device as the bladder is expanded therebetween,the holding portion configured to apply a load to the body of the device resting on the charging surface such that the device is (i) at least partially compressed between the holding portion and the charging surface when resting on the charging surface and (ii) urged toward a location within a wireless charging tolerance zone of the charging module, andthe removable insert structure of the holding portion configured to apply at least a portion of the load to the body of the device.

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