Tool belt with battery assembly

A battery pack comprising:

• a belt adapted to be worn around the waist of a user, said belt having an adjustable girth so as to fit users having different waist sizes,
• a pocket supported by said belt, and
• a battery assembly removably housed in said pocket, said battery assembly including a plurality of rows of rechargeable cylindrical cells electrically connected together in series, a casing which surrounds said rows, a cable having a first end inside said casing, said first end of said cable having a first lead electrically connected to one end of said series connection of said cells, and said first end of said cable having a second lead electrically connected to the other end of said series connection of said cells, said cable having a second end outside said casing, said battery assembly further comprising a resettable circuit protector, including a reset pushbutton, electrically connected in series with said rows of cells, wherein said casing houses said circuit protector such that said pushbutton extends outside said casing, said pocket having therethrough an aperture aligned with said pushbutton whereby the user can access the pushbutton without having to remove said battery assembly from said pocket.