Battery charger and assembly

• US 20060113956A1
• Filed: 11/02/2005
• Published: 06/01/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/07/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation (Techtronic Industries Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation (Techtronic Industries Company Limited)
• Inventors: Bublitz, Scott D., Weber, Andrew J.
• Application Number:
  US11/266,007
• Publication Number:
  US 20060113956A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/112
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0045 concerning the insertion or the connection of the batteries

Abstract

A battery charger including a housing having a front portion having a first surface, a first extended side portion extending beyond the first surface and a second extended side portion parallel to the first extended side portion and extending beyond the first surface. The battery charger also includes a charging circuit supported by the housing and electrically connectable to a power source and a battery port positioned on the first surface. The first and second extended side portions extend beyond the battery port.

Claims

1. A battery charger comprising:

a housing having

a front portion having a first surface,

a first extended side portion extending beyond the first surface and

a second extended side portion parallel to the first extended side portion and extending beyond the first surface;

a charging circuit supported by the housing and electrically connectable to a power source; and

a battery port positioned on the first surface, wherein the first and second extended side portions extend beyond the battery port.

2. The battery charger as set forth in claim 1 and wherein the first surface is a non-vertical, non horizontal surface.

3. The battery charger as set forth in claim 1 and wherein the battery port extends beyond the first surface.

4. The battery charger as set forth in claim 3 and wherein the battery port extends outwardly beyond the first surface.

5. The battery charger as set forth in claim 1 and wherein the first surface, the first extended side portion and the second extended side portion at least partially define a recess.

6. The battery charger as set forth in claim 5 and wherein the battery port is positioned on the first surface substantially within the recess.

7. The battery charger as set forth in claim 1 and wherein the first surface is an angled surface, and

wherein the battery port extends outwardly beyond the first surface.

8. A battery charger comprising:

a housing having an outer surface, the outer surface defining a recess, the outer surface operable to support a battery;

a charging circuit supported by the housing and electrically connectable to a power source and to the battery; and

a charge status indicator supported by the housing and positioned substantially within the recess.

9. The battery charger as set forth in claim 8 and wherein the charge status indicator includes at least one light-emitting diode.

10. The battery charger as set forth in claim 9 and wherein the charge status indicator further includes a cover substantially positioned over the light-emitting diode.

11. The battery charger as set forth in claim 10 and wherein outer surface further defines a rim of the recess, and

wherein the cover is flush with the rim of the recess.

12. The battery charger as set forth in claim 10 and wherein the outer surface includes a top surface, the top surface defining the recess.

13. The battery charger as set forth in claim 12 and wherein the top surface further defines a rim of the recess, and

wherein the cover extends above the rim of the recess.

14. The battery charger as set forth in claim 8 and wherein the outer surface further defines a rim of the recess, and

wherein the charge status indicator is flush with the rim of the recess.

15. The battery charger as set forth in claim 8 and wherein the outer surface includes a top surface, the top surface defining the recess.

16. The battery charger as set forth in claim 15 and wherein the top surface further defines a rim of the recess, and

wherein the charge status indicator extends above the rim of the recess.

17. A battery charger comprising:

a housing having at least a first surface and a second surface adjacent to the first surface, a plurality of vents being defined on the first surface and on the second surface of the housing, the plurality of vents substantially extending between the first surface and the second surface, and

a charging circuit supported by the housing and electrically connectable to a power source and to a battery.

18. The battery charger as set forth in claim 17 and wherein the housing includes a top portion and a rear portion, and

wherein the top portion includes the first surface and the rear portion includes the second surface.

19. The battery charger as set forth in claim 18 and wherein the first surface is a substantially horizontal surface and wherein the rear portion is a substantially non-horizontal surface.