FASTENING TOOL

• US 20090183888A1
• Filed: 04/03/2009
• Published: 07/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Inventors: Schell, Craig, FORSTER, Michael, Woods, Sam, Gorti, Bhanuprasad V., Cruise, Nathan
• Granted Patent: US 8,434,566 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 173/20
• CPC Class Codes: B25C 1/06 operated by electric power
• CPC Class Codes: B25F 5/00 Details or components of portable power-driven tools not particularly related to the operations performed and not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A power tool for operating on a workpiece, the power tool having a housing and a motor disposed within the housing. A controller is connected to the motor and receives user inputs for turning on the motor and a power tool battery pack is connected to the controller and the motor. At least one light is connected to the controller for illuminating the workpiece. The controller can turn on the light in a predetermined pattern to alert the user to a tool condition, such as the charge level being below a predetermined level.

Claims

1. A power tool for operating on a workpiece, the power tool comprising:

a housing;

a motor disposed within the housing;

a controller connected to the motor and receiving user inputs for turning on the motor;

a power tool battery pack connected to the controller and motor;

at least one light connected to the controller for illuminating the workpiece;

wherein the controller can turn on the at least one light in a predetermined pattern to alert the user to a tool condition.

2. The power tool of claim 1, wherein the at least one light comprises an LED.

3. The power tool of claim 2, wherein the at least one light comprises a white LED.

4. The power tool of claim 1, wherein the tool condition is that a charge level of the power tool battery pack is below a predetermined level.

5. The power tool of claim 4, wherein the predetermined pattern comprises turning on and off the at least one light.

6. The power tool of claim 5, wherein the predetermined pattern comprises turning on and off the at least one light a predetermined number of times.