Battery pack shipping system and method

• US 7,443,134 B2
• Filed: 11/18/2005
• Issued: 10/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Black & Decker Incorporated (Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.)
• Inventors: Francis, Jeffrey J., Trinh, Danh Thanh, Carrier, David A., Brotto, Daniele C., Phillips, Steven J., Seman, Andrew E. Jr., Yahnker, Christopher R., Campbell, Harry J.
• Primary Examiner(s): TSO, EDWARD H
• Application Number:
  US11/283,579
• Publication Number:
  US 20060070910A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,075 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107, 320/112, 320/114, 320/115, 320/116, 206/701, 206/703, 206/461, 206/723
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/0525 Rocking-chair batteries, i.e. batteries with lithium insertion or intercalation in both electrodes; Lithium-ion batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/204 Racks, modules or packs for multiple batteries or multiple cells
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/224 Metals
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/231 having a layered structure
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/24 adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion thermal insulation H01M10/658
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/269 Mechanical means for varying the arrangement of batteries or cells for different uses, e.g. for changing the number of batteries or for switching between series and parallel wiring methods or arrangements for servicing or maintenance H01M6/50, H01M10/42
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/293 characterised by the material
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/42 Grouping of primary cells into batteries H01M6/40 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 6/5016 Multimode utilisation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A battery pack packaging system and method includes a kit box with a body, a first receptacle in the body operable to receive at least one of a cordless device and a charging device, a second receptacle in the body, and a battery container removably received by the second receptacle, the battery container configured to meet regulatory rules for shipping a battery pack with a cordless device or separately from a cordless device.

Claims

1. A kit box comprising:

a body;

a first receptacle in said body that receives at least one of a cordless device and a charging device;

a second receptacle in said body, said first and second receptacles being positioned in said body; and

a battery container removably received by said second receptacle, said battery container containing a battery pack therein, said battery container fabricated to enable said battery container to be shipped separately from said body containing at least one of the cordless device and the charging device.

2. A method of packing a kit box comprising:

placing a battery pack in a battery container;

placing a cordless power tool device in a first receptacle of a kit box;

shipping said battery pack to a customer in said battery container;

separately shipping said cordless power tool device to the customer in said kit box; and

placing said battery container in a second receptacle of said kit box after being shipped to said customer.