Battery pack discharging device and method for discharging a battery pack
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1. A battery pack discharging device, comprising:
- a hand-held member having a handle portion, first and second extension members, first and second guide tabs, first and second conductive members and a resistor electrically coupled between the first and second conductive members, the handle portion and the first and second extension members extending from the handle portion in a first direction, the resistor being disposed in the handle portion, the first and second guide tabs extending from the handle portion in the first direction, the first and second guide tabs being disposed proximate to first and second sides, respectively, of the first extension member, the hand-held member having at least one aperture extending therethrough such that airflow through the aperture cools the resistor; and
a docking station having a housing and first and second contact members disposed in the housing, the housing having first and second apertures extending therethrough, the hand-held member configured to be at least partially disposed in the first and second apertures, respectively, of the housing such that the first and second conductive members contact the first and second contact members, respectively, for discharging a battery pack.
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A battery pack discharging device having a hand-held member and a docking device are provided. The hand-held member has a handle portion, first and second extension members, first and second conductive members, and a resistor. The resistor is disposed in the handle portion between the first and second conductive portions. The device further includes a docking device having a housing and first and second contact members. The first and second extension members are disposed in the first and second apertures, respectively, of the docking device such that the first and second conductive members contact the first and second contact members, respectively.
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1. A battery pack discharging device, comprising:
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a hand-held member having a handle portion, first and second extension members, first and second guide tabs, first and second conductive members and a resistor electrically coupled between the first and second conductive members, the handle portion and the first and second extension members extending from the handle portion in a first direction, the resistor being disposed in the handle portion, the first and second guide tabs extending from the handle portion in the first direction, the first and second guide tabs being disposed proximate to first and second sides, respectively, of the first extension member, the hand-held member having at least one aperture extending therethrough such that airflow through the aperture cools the resistor; and a docking station having a housing and first and second contact members disposed in the housing, the housing having first and second apertures extending therethrough, the hand-held member configured to be at least partially disposed in the first and second apertures, respectively, of the housing such that the first and second conductive members contact the first and second contact members, respectively, for discharging a battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A battery pack discharging device, comprising:
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a hand-held member having a handle portion, first and second extension members, first, second, third, and fourth guide tabs, first and second conductive members, and a resistor;
the first and second extension members extending from the handle portion in a first direction;
the first and second guide tabs extending from the handle portion in the first direction, the first and second guide tabs being disposed proximate to first and second sides, respectively, of the first extension member, the third and fourth guide tabs extending from the handle portion in the first direction, the third and fourth guide tabs being disposed proximate to first and second sides, respectively, of the second extension member, the resistor being disposed in the handle portion and being electrically coupled between the first and second conductive members; anda docking station having a housing and first and second contact members disposed in the housing, the housing having first and second apertures extending therethrough, the hand-held member configured to be at least partially disposed in the first and second apertures, respectively, of the housing such that the first and second conductive members contact the first and second contact members, respectively, for discharging a battery pack. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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