Battery pack
OwnerRyan KLEE, Michael W. ROBERTS +2inventors
InventorsRyan KLEE, Michael W. ROBERTS, Nathan J. OSBORNE, Gene STIDHAM
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Abstract
The present invention includes a battery pack for a cordless power tool including a plastic housing including a mechanical interface for mechanically coupling the battery pack to a corresponding mechanical interface of a cordless power tool. The mechanical interface includes a rail, a groove and a sliding surface. The battery pack also includes a bracket encased within the plastic housing wherein the bracket includes a first portion positioned within the rail of the mechanical interface.
Claims20
A battery pack, comprising:
- a housing of a plastic material, the housing including a mechanical interface for mechanically coupling the battery pack to a corresponding mechanical interface of a power tool,
- the housing mechanical interface including a rail, a groove and a sliding surface,
- the power tool mechanical interface including a rail, a groove and a sliding surface,
- wherein the housing mechanical interface is configured to receive the power tool rail in the housing groove between the housing rail and the housing sliding surface and the power tool mechanical interface is configured to receive the housing rail in the power tool groove between the power tool rail and the power tool sliding surface, and
- a bracket encased within the housing plastic material, the bracket comprising a first portion positioned within the rail of the mechanical interface.
A battery pack, comprising:
- a housing of a plastic material, the housing including a mechanical interface for mechanically coupling the battery pack to a corresponding mechanical interface of a power tool,
- the housing mechanical interface including a rail, a groove and a sliding surface,
- the power tool mechanical interface including a rail, a groove and a sliding surface,
- wherein the housing mechanical interface is configured to receive the power tool rail in the housing groove between the housing rail and the housing sliding surface and the power tool mechanical interface is configured to receive the housing rail in the power tool groove between the power tool rail and the power tool sliding surface, and
- a U-shaped bracket encased within the housing plastic material wherein the bracket is positioned within the rail and the sliding surface and adjacent to the groove.
A battery pack, comprising:
- a housing comprising a plastic material and including a mechanical interface for mechanically coupling to a corresponding mechanical interface of a power tool;
- the mechanical interface comprising a rail, a groove and a sliding surface;
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- a U-shaped bracket encased within the housing plastic material wherein a first leg of the bracket is positioned within the rail and a second leg of the bracket is positioned adjacent to the sliding surface and a connecting member connecting the first leg and the second leg is positioned adjacent to the groove.
A method of manufacturing a battery pack, comprising the steps of:
- placing a metal U-shaped bracket in a mold;
- placing a plastic material in the mold to surround the metal U-shaped bracket, such that the bracket is fixed in the plastic with (1) a first leg of the bracket positioned within a rail portion of a battery pack mechanical interface, (2) a second leg of the bracket positioned adjacent to a sliding surface of the battery pack mechanical interface and (3) a connecting member of the bracket connecting the first leg and the second and positioned adjacent to a groove of the battery pack mechanical interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.