Battery pack shipping system and method
AssigneeBlack & Decker Inc.
InventorsSteven J. Phillips, David A. Carrier, Danh Thanh Trinh, Andrew E. Seman, Jr., Daniele C. Brotto, Christopher R. Yahnker, Jeffrey J. Francis, Harry J. Campbell
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Abstract
A battery pack packaging system and method includes a kit box with a body, a first receptacle in the body operable to receive at least one of a cordless device and a charging device, a second receptacle in the body, and a battery container removably received by the second receptacle, the battery container configured to meet regulatory rules for shipping a battery pack with a cordless device or separately from a cordless device.
Claims2
A kit box comprising:
- a body;
- a first receptacle in said body that receives at least one of a cordless device and a charging device;
- a second receptacle in said body, said first and second receptacles being positioned in said body;
- and
- a battery container removably received by said second receptacle, said battery container containing a battery pack therein, said battery container fabricated to enable said battery container to be shipped separately from said body containing at least one of the cordless device and the charging device.
A method of packing a kit box comprising:
- placing a battery pack in a battery container;
- placing a cordless power tool device in a first receptacle of a kit box;
- shipping said battery pack to a customer in said battery container;
- separately shipping said cordless power tool device to the customer in said kit box;
- and
- placing said battery container in a second receptacle of said kit box after being shipped to said customer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.