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SLIDE BATTERY AND POWER TOOL FOR USE WITH BOTH SLIDE AND POST BATTERIES

  • US 20150188270A1
  • Filed: 01/02/2014
  • Published: 07/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/02/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. For use with a power tool have channels leading toward male, electrical connectors, a battery comprising:

  • one or more battery cells;

    a housing comprising a base portion in which are housed the one or more battery cells and a connector portion that extends upward from an upper surface of the base portion; and

    female, electrical connectors aligned with openings in the connector portion and electrically coupled to the one or more battery cells;

    wherein the connector portion includes tabs that extend outwardly from opposite sides of the connector portion to form channels between the upper surface of the base portion and lower surfaces of the tabs such that the channels run along the opposite sides of the connector;

    wherein the tabs are configured to slide along the channels of the power tool, align the male, electrical connectors with the female, electrical connectors, and cause the female, electrical connectors to receive the male, electrical connectors via the openings in the connector portion as the battery is slid into an engaged position in the power tool.

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