Tool belt with battery assembly
First Claim
1. A battery pack comprising:
- a belt adapted to be worn around the waist of a user, said belt having an adjustable girth so as to fit users having different waist sizes,a pocket supported by said belt, anda battery assembly removably housed in said pocket, said battery assembly including a plurality of rows of rechargeable cylindrical cells electrically connected together in series, a casing which surrounds said rows, a cable having a first end inside said casing, said first end of said cable having a first lead electrically connected to one end of said series connection of said cells, and said first end of said cable having a second lead electrically connected to the other end of said series connection of said cells, said cable having a second end outside said casing, said battery assembly further comprising a resettable circuit protector, including a reset pushbutton, electrically connected in series with said rows of cells, wherein said casing houses said circuit protector such that said pushbutton extends outside said casing, said pocket having therethrough an aperture aligned with said pushbutton whereby the user can access the pushbutton without having to remove said battery assembly from said pocket.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is an apparatus comprising: a battery assembly including exactly five parallel rows of C cells, each row having exactly four C cells arranged end to end in series, all of the rows being electrically connected together in series, a casing which surrounds the rows, a cable having a first end inside the casing, the first end of the cable having a first lead electrically connected to one end of the series connection of the rows, and the first end of the cable having a second lead electrically connected to the other end of the series connection of the rows, the cable having a second end outside the casing, and a male connector electrically connected to the second end of the cable; a belt adapted to be worn around the waist of a user, the belt having an adjustable girth so as to fit users having different waist sizes; a pocket supported by the belt and slideably movable along the girth of the belt, the pocket closely housing the battery assembly; and a portable, hand held, electrically powered cable tie tensioning tool, the tool having a female connector connected to the male connector of the battery assembly.
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30 Claims
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1. A battery pack comprising:
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a belt adapted to be worn around the waist of a user, said belt having an adjustable girth so as to fit users having different waist sizes, a pocket supported by said belt, and a battery assembly removably housed in said pocket, said battery assembly including a plurality of rows of rechargeable cylindrical cells electrically connected together in series, a casing which surrounds said rows, a cable having a first end inside said casing, said first end of said cable having a first lead electrically connected to one end of said series connection of said cells, and said first end of said cable having a second lead electrically connected to the other end of said series connection of said cells, said cable having a second end outside said casing, said battery assembly further comprising a resettable circuit protector, including a reset pushbutton, electrically connected in series with said rows of cells, wherein said casing houses said circuit protector such that said pushbutton extends outside said casing, said pocket having therethrough an aperture aligned with said pushbutton whereby the user can access the pushbutton without having to remove said battery assembly from said pocket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 25, 26, 29)
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14. A battery assembly comprising:
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a plurality of parallel rows of cells, each row having a plurality of cells arranged end to end in series, all of said rows being electrically connected together in series, a casing which surrounds said rows, a cable having a first lead electrically connected to one end of said series connection of said rows, and said first end of said cable having a second lead electrically connected to the other end of said series connection of said rows, said cable having a second end outside said casing, and a connector electrically connected to said second end of said cable, said battery assembly further comprising a resettable circuit protector, including a reset pushbutton, electrically connected in series with said rows of cells, wherein said casing houses said resettable circuit protector such that said pushbutton extends outside said casing. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 30)
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