Electrical component including tool and battery charger ports
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An electrical assembly that selectively receives power from an external power supply, the electrical assembly comprising:
- a base that at least partially defines a tool port and a battery port;
an electrical tool selectively coupled to the tool port, the electrical tool physically engageable with and removable from the tool port to attach the electrical tool to the base, the electrical tool electrically connected to the base through the tool port when attached to the tool port and movable between a first connected operating position and a second connected operating position;
a rechargeable battery pack selectively coupled to the battery port, the rechargeable battery pack physically engageable with and removable from the battery port to attach the rechargeable battery pack to the base, the rechargeable battery pack electrically connected to the base through the battery port when attached to the battery port; and
a circuit supported by the base and operable to direct power to the tool port and the battery port such that the external power provides power to the electrical tool to operate the electrical tool and to recharge the rechargeable battery pack, wherein the electrical tool is selectively and separately physically connectable to each of the tool port and the rechargeable battery pack; and
a locking mechanism that locks at least one of the electrical tool and the rechargeable battery pack in the corresponding one of the tool port and the battery port.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An electrical assembly selectively receives power from an external power supply. The electrical assembly includes a base that at least partially defines a tool port and a battery port and an electrical tool selectively coupled to the tool port. A rechargeable battery pack is selectively coupled to the battery port and a circuit is supported by the base and is operable to direct power to the tool port and the battery port such that the external power provides power to the electrical tool to operate the electrical tool and to recharge the rechargeable battery pack.
-
Citations
28 Claims
-
1. An electrical assembly that selectively receives power from an external power supply, the electrical assembly comprising:
-
a base that at least partially defines a tool port and a battery port; an electrical tool selectively coupled to the tool port, the electrical tool physically engageable with and removable from the tool port to attach the electrical tool to the base, the electrical tool electrically connected to the base through the tool port when attached to the tool port and movable between a first connected operating position and a second connected operating position; a rechargeable battery pack selectively coupled to the battery port, the rechargeable battery pack physically engageable with and removable from the battery port to attach the rechargeable battery pack to the base, the rechargeable battery pack electrically connected to the base through the battery port when attached to the battery port; and a circuit supported by the base and operable to direct power to the tool port and the battery port such that the external power provides power to the electrical tool to operate the electrical tool and to recharge the rechargeable battery pack, wherein the electrical tool is selectively and separately physically connectable to each of the tool port and the rechargeable battery pack; and a locking mechanism that locks at least one of the electrical tool and the rechargeable battery pack in the corresponding one of the tool port and the battery port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. An electrical component system comprising:
-
a base at least partially defining a tool port and a battery port; a battery pack selectively connectable to the battery port, the battery pack physically received at least partially within the battery port to structurally attach the battery pack to the base, the battery pack electrically connected to the base through the battery port when attached to the battery port; an electrical tool selectively connectable to the tool port and the battery pack, the electrical tool physically received at least partially within the tool port to structurally attach the electrical tool to the base, the electrical tool electrically connected to the base through the tool port when attached to the tool port and movable between a first connected operating position and a second connected operating position, the electrical tool selectively and separately physically connectable to each of the tool port and the battery pack; a circuit positioned substantially within the base and operable in response to the receipt of an external AC power to convert the AC power to a DC power and deliver the DC power to the tool port to operate the electrical tool and to the battery port to charge the battery pack, and wherein in the absence of the external AC power, the circuit directs DC power from the battery pack to the electrical tool to power the electrical tool; and a locking mechanism that locks at least one of the electrical tool and the rechargeable battery pack in the corresponding one of the tool port and the battery port. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
-
-
24. An electrical component system comprising:
-
a base at least partially defining a tool port and a battery port; a battery pack selectively connectable to the battery port, the battery pack physically engageable with and removable from the battery port to fix the position and orientation of the battery pack with respect to the base, the battery pack electrically connected to the base through the battery port when attached to the battery port; an electrical tool selectively and separately physically connectable to each of the tool port and the battery pack, the electrical tool physically engageable with and removable from both the tool port and the battery pack to fix the position and orientation of the electrical tool with respect to the base and the battery pack, the electrical tool electrically connected to the base through the tool port when attached to the tool port and movable between a first connected operating position and a second connected operating position and electrically connected to the battery pack when attached to the battery pack; a circuit positioned substantially within the base and operable to deliver power from one of an external source and the battery pack to the electrical tool, and wherein the electrical tool is directly connectable to the battery pack to receive power from the battery pack without the circuit; and a locking mechanism that locks at least one of the electrical tool and the rechargeable battery pack in the corresponding one of the tool port and the battery port. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
-
Specification