Battery charger including an anti-theft mechanism

A battery charger configured to removably receive and charge a battery pack, the battery charger comprising:

• a housing defining a battery attachment portion;
• and
• an anti-theft mechanism coupled to the housing, the anti-theft mechanism including
• an arm extending away from the housing beyond the battery attachment portion, the arm configured to pivot due to engagement by the battery pack,
• a latch pivotable in a first rotational direction with the arm and biased to pivot in a second rotational direction relative to the arm,
• a cover including a recess, the cover being movable from a retracted position to a deployed position by actuation of the arm, the recess configured to receive the latch, insertion of the latch into the recess moving the cover to the deployed position, and
• a lock, the lock moving the latch against a bias away from the cover.

A battery charger comprising:

• a housing defining a battery attachment portion, the battery attachment portion including a battery interface;
• a battery pack having a connection interface configured to slidingly couple the battery pack to the battery interface, the battery pack including
• two release buttons on opposite sides of the battery pack, wherein actuation of the two release buttons releases the battery pack from the battery attachment portion;
• an anti-theft mechanism coupled to the housing, the anti-theft mechanism including an arm extending away from the housing, the arm configured to rotate due to engagement by the battery pack,
• a cover movable from a retracted position to a deployed position by actuation of the arm, the cover configured to cover the two release buttons with the cover in the deployed position, and
• a lock coupled to the housing and having a locked mode and an unlocked mode, the lock configured to maintain the cover in the deployed position with the lock in the locked mode.