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US 10,363,614 B2Granted
Laser level, battery pack and system
AssigneeStanley Black & Decker, Inc.
InventorsNoreen M. O'Sullivan, Spencer P. Maheu, Jiang Jia Yong, James Spaulding
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Abstract
A laser level including a housing. At least one laser generator supported by the housing and configured to emit at least one laser beam. A battery receiving portion configured to selectively receive a first battery pack and a second battery pack, the first and second battery packs providing power for the laser generator when received in the battery receiving portion. The first battery pack is configured to be coupleable to at least one of a drill, a saw and a sander. The second battery pack is configured to be blocked from coupling from the at least one of the drill, the saw and the sander to which the first battery pack is coupleable.
Claims13
A laser comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one laser generator supported by the housing and configured to emit at least one laser beam;
- a battery receiving portion configured to selectively receive a first battery pack and a second battery pack, the first and second battery packs providing power for the laser generator when received in the battery receiving portion;
- wherein the first battery pack is configured to be coupleable to at least one of a drill, an impact driver, a saw and a sander;
- and the second battery pack is configured to be blocked from coupling from the at least one of the drill, the impact driver, the saw and the sander to which the first battery pack is coupleable;
- wherein the first battery pack includes first battery cells with a first chemistry;
- wherein the second battery pack includes second battery cells with a second chemistry, different from the first chemistry;
- wherein the second battery cells comprises alkaline cells;
- wherein the first battery pack includes a first set of receptacles for providing access to a first set of terminals;
- wherein the second battery pack includes a second set of receptacles for providing access to a second set of terminals;
- and
- wherein the first set of receptacles includes a greater number of receptacles than the second set of receptacles.
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A laser comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one laser generator supported by the housing and configured to emit at least one of a dot and a beam outside of the housing onto a remote surface;
- a battery receiving portion configured to selectively receive a first battery pack and a second battery pack;
- wherein the first battery pack is configured to provide power to the laser generator when the first battery pack is received in the battery receiving portion;
- and
- wherein the second battery pack is configured to provide power to the laser generator when the second battery pack is received in the battery receiving portion;
- wherein the first battery pack is additionally configured to be coupleable to a drill, and to provide power to the drill when the first battery pack is coupled to the drill;
- wherein the second battery pack is configured to be blocked from coupling to the drill;
- wherein the first battery pack includes a first plurality of receptacles which provide access to first terminals on the first battery pack;
- wherein voltage is applied to the drill through the first terminals when the first battery pack is coupled to the drill;
- wherein the first terminals also include at least one of a data transmission terminal an ID terminal and a temperature terminal;
- wherein the second battery pack includes a second plurality of receptacles which provide access to second terminals on the second battery pack;
- wherein voltage is applied to the laser generator through the second terminals when the second battery pack is received in the battery receiving portion;
- wherein voltage is applied to the laser generator through the first terminals when the first battery pack is received in the battery receiving portion;
- wherein at least one of the second terminals and the second plurality of receptacles are configured differently than the first terminals and the first plurality of receptacles;
- and
- wherein there is a different number of the first plurality of receptacles than there is the second plurality of receptacles.
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A laser comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one laser generator supported by the housing and configured to emit at least one of a dot and a beam outside of the housing onto a remote surface;
- a battery receiving portion configured to selectively receive a first battery pack and a second battery pack;
- wherein the first battery pack is configured to provide power to the laser generator when the first battery pack is received in the battery receiving portion;
- and
- wherein the second battery pack is configured to provide power to the laser generator when the second battery pack is received in the battery receiving portion;
- wherein the first battery pack is additionally configured to be coupleable to a drill, and to provide power to the drill when the first battery pack is coupled to the drill;
- wherein the second battery pack is configured to be blocked from coupling to the drill;
- and
- wherein the first battery pack includes a plurality of first battery terminals and a plurality of first battery receptacles, through which the first battery terminals may be accessed;
- wherein the second battery includes a plurality of second battery terminals and a plurality of second battery receptacles, through which the second battery terminals may be accessed;
- wherein the first battery receptacles have a different configuration than the second battery receptacles;
- and
- wherein there are more first battery receptacles than second battery receptacles.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.