Battery terminal force reduction feature for battery operated cordless appliance

An appliance comprising:

• a housing having an operable portion;
• a power receptacle in electrical communication with the operable portion and having a high-friction interface;
• a power source that is selectively engaged with the power receptacle and the high-friction interface to define an installed position that selectively delivers an electrical current from the power source to a motor of the operable portion;
• and
• a lever that is attached to the power source, wherein the lever selectively engages a bearing surface of the housing in the installed position, wherein:
• the high-friction interface maintains the power source in the installed position during operation of the motor and resists vibrations from the operable portion to maintain the power source in the installed position;
• and
• the lever selectively operates to remove the power source from the installed position, wherein a handle portion rotationally operates to exert a biasing force against the bearing surface that overcomes the high-friction interface and biases the power source away from the installed position.

An appliance comprising:

• a housing having an operable portion;
• a power receptacle in electrical communication with the operable portion and having a high-friction interface;
• a power source that is selectively engaged with the power receptacle to define an installed position that selectively delivers an electrical current from the power source to the operable portion;
• a resilient member that exerts a biasing force against the power source when the power source is in the installed position;
• and
• a lever that is coupled to the power source, the lever being selectively operable to cooperate with the resilient member to increase the biasing force that selectively overcomes the high-friction interface, wherein:
• the high-friction interface maintains the power source in the installed position during operation of a motor of the operable portion and resists vibrations from the operable portion to maintain the power source in the installed position;
• and
• at least one of the power receptacle and the power source includes the at least one resilient member.