Belt clip for power tool
AssigneeTti (Macao Commercial Offshore) Limited
InventorsTodd Eric Woodhams, Mo Bo Xiong
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Abstract
A belt clip for use with a power tool. The power tool includes a tool housing, a battery receptacle positioned adjacent the tool housing, and a battery selectively received within the battery receptacle. The belt clip includes a body with a first member that has a first portion and a connecting portion. The first portion is received in a complementary groove on an interior surface of the battery receptacle, and the connecting portion is substantially perpendicular to the first portion and is configured to extend between the battery receptacle and the battery. The body also includes a second member that is coupled to the first member. The second member is configured to be spaced apart from an exterior of the power tool.
Claims20
A belt clip for use with a power tool, the power tool including a tool housing, a battery receptacle positioned adjacent the tool housing, and a battery selectively received within the battery receptacle, the belt clip comprising:
- a body including
- a first member including a first portion and a connecting portion, the first portion being received in a complementary groove on an interior surface of the battery receptacle, the connecting portion being substantially perpendicular to the first portion and configured to extend between the battery receptacle and the battery;
- a second member coupled to the first member, the second member configured to be spaced apart from an exterior of the power tool.
A power tool comprising:
- a tool housing;
- a battery receptacle positioned adjacent the tool housing;
- a battery selectively received within the battery receptacle;
- and
- a belt clip removably coupled to the battery receptacle and having a body, the body including
- a first member including a first portion and a connecting portion, the first portion being received in a complementary groove on an interior surface of the battery receptacle, the connecting portion being substantially perpendicular to the first portion and configured to extend between the battery receptacle and the battery;
- a second member coupled to the first member, the second member configured to be spaced apart from an exterior of the power tool.
A method of coupling a belt clip to a power tool, the power tool including a tool housing, a battery receptacle positioned adjacent the tool housing, and a battery selectively received within the battery receptacle, the belt clip including a body having a first member coupled to a second member, the method comprising:
- coupling the first member to an interior surface of the battery receptacle such that the second member is spaced apart from an exterior of the power tool;
- and
- securing the body to the power tool by securing the battery pack to the battery receptacle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.