Battery, battery charger, electrical system and method of charging a battery
First Claim
1. A battery comprising:
- a housing;
a battery cell supported by the housing;
a first terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a first terminal end; and
a second terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a second terminal end, the second terminal end extending forwardly of the first terminal end.
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Abstract
A battery, a battery charger, an electrical system, and a method of charging a battery. In one aspect, the battery includes a housing, a battery cell supported by the housing, a first terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a first terminal end, and a second terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a second terminal end, the second terminal end extending forwardly of the first terminal end. In another aspect, the battery charger includes a charger housing, a charging circuit supported by the charger housing and connectable to a power source, a first charger terminal connected to the charging circuit and having a first charger terminal end, the first charger terminal being connectable to the first battery terminal, and a second charger terminal connected to the charging circuit and having a second charger terminal end, the second charger terminal being connectable to the second battery terminal, the second charger terminal end extending forwardly of the first charger terminal end.
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63 Claims
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1. A battery comprising:
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a housing;
a battery cell supported by the housing;
a first terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a first terminal end; and
a second terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a second terminal end, the second terminal end extending forwardly of the first terminal end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electrical system comprising:
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a battery including a housing, a battery cell supported by the housing, a first battery terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a first battery terminal end, and a second battery terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a second battery terminal end; and
a battery charger including a charger housing, a charging circuit supported by the charger housing and connectable to a power source, a first charger terminal connected to the charging circuit and having a first charger terminal end, the first charger terminal being connectable to the first battery terminal, a second charger terminal connected to the charging circuit and having a second charger terminal end, the second charger terminal being connectable to the second battery terminal;
wherein one of the second battery terminal end and the second charger terminal end extends forwardly of the first battery terminal end and first charger terminal end, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An electrical system comprising:
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a battery including a housing, a battery cell supported by the housing, a first battery terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a first battery terminal end, and a second battery terminal electrically connected to the battery cell and having a second battery terminal end, the second battery terminal end extending forwardly of the first battery terminal end; and
a battery charger including a charger housing, a charging circuit supported by the charger housing and connectable to a power source, a first charger terminal connected to the charging circuit, the first charger terminal being connectable to the first battery terminal, and a second charger terminal connected to the charging circuit, the second charger terminal being connectable to the second battery terminal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. An electrical system comprising:
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a battery including a housing, a battery cell supported by the housing, a first battery terminal electrically connected to the battery cell, and a second battery terminal electrically connected to the battery cell; and
a battery charger including a charger housing, a charging circuit supported by the charger housing and connectable to a power source, a first charger terminal connected to the charging circuit and having a first charger terminal end, the first charger terminal being connectable to the first battery terminal, and a second charger terminal connected to the charging circuit and having a second charger terminal end, the second charger terminal being connectable to the second battery terminal, the second charger terminal end extending forwardly of the first charger terminal end. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of charging a battery with a battery charger, the battery including a housing, a battery cell supported by the housing, a first terminal electrically connected to the battery cell, and a second terminal electrically connected to the battery cell, the battery charger including a charger housing, a charging circuit supported by the charger housing connectable to a power source, a first charger terminal connected to the charging circuit, a second charger terminal connected to the charging circuit, said method comprising the acts of:
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connecting the second battery terminal to the second charger terminal; and
after the act of connecting the second battery terminal to the second charger terminal, connecting the first battery terminal to the first charger terminal. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63)
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Specification