Battery For A Power Tool With A Battery Pack Ejector
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Abstract
A power tool has a mechanism for ejecting a battery pack which includes a receiving frame which defines a cavity to receive a battery pack. A receiving member is adjacent the cavity. The receiving member meshes with a member on the battery pack to hold the battery pack in the cavity. A biasing member is in the cavity adjacent the receiving member. The biasing member ejects the battery pack from the ejecting mechanism. A member retains the biasing member in the cavity. The member guides a portion of the battery pack meshing with the receiving member into contact with the biasing member such that when the battery pack is locked onto the frame, the biasing member is in a compressed condition and when the battery pack is an unlocked position, the biasing member ejects the battery pack from the frame.
104 Citations
39 Claims
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1-22. -22. (canceled)
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23. A battery pack comprising:
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a housing for retaining a battery; a retention mechanism coupled with said housing, said retention mechanism for retaining said battery pack on a power tool, said retention mechanism including a pair of rails extending along said housing, each rail spaced from the other rail, each rail including a channel, said channel adapted to receive a tab on the power tool to guide the battery pack into position on the power tool; and an electrical connector extending from said housing adapted for coupling with an electrical connector on the power tool for electrically coupling the battery pack with the power tool. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A battery pack comprising:
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a housing for retaining a battery, said housing having a side wall, a base and a top; a retaining mechanism for retaining the battery pack in a power tool, said retaining mechanism including mating members for coupling with mating members on the power tool; and a release mechanism for securing and releasing the battery pack from a power tool, said release mechanism including a release button positioned on said side wall and a latch mechanism positioned on said top; and an electrical connector extending from said housing adapted for coupling with an electrical connector on the power tool for electrically coupling the battery pack with the power tool. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for coupling a battery pack with a tool comprising:
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providing a power tool including a frame for receiving a battery pack, said frame including a pair of channels and a catch; providing a battery pack including a housing for retaining a battery, a retention mechanism coupled with said housing, said retention mechanism for retaining said battery pack on a power tool, said retention mechanism including a pair of rails extending along said housing, each rail spaced from the other rail, each rail including a channel, said channel adapted to receive a tab on the power tool to guide the battery pack into position on the power tool, and an electrical connector extending from said housing adapted for coupling with an electrical connector on the power tool for electrically coupling the battery pack with the power tool; positioning said rails of said battery pack in said channels of said frame; moving said battery pack and said power tool toward one another; engaging said release mechanism with said latch for locking said battery pack and power tool together; electrically coupling said battery pack electrical connector with an electrical connector of said power tool. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39-72. -72. (canceled)
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