Adapter for a power tool battery
AssigneeMilwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
InventorsJohn S. Scott, Mark Kubale, David Rozwadowski, Pamela Stegehuis, Robert Crisp
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Abstract
The invention provides an electrical combination including a power tool having a housing supporting a motor, which is operable to drive a tool element. The electrical combination also includes a battery and an adapter supportable on the housing of the power tool and electrically connectable to the power tool and the battery such that the adapter transfers electrical power between the battery and the motor. The adapter has a locking arrangement engageable with the battery for preventing the adapter from being removed from the power tool housing while the battery is connected to the adapter.
Claims22
An electrical combination comprising:
- a power tool having a housing supporting a motor, the motor being operable to drive a tool element;
- a battery;
- and
- an adapter supportable on the housing of the power tool and electrically connectable to the power tool and the battery such that the adapter transfers electrical power between the battery and the motor, the adapter having a locking arrangement engageable with the battery for preventing the adapter from being removed from the power tool housing while the battery is connected to the adapter.
An electrical combination comprising:
- an electrical component including a component housing, and an electrical circuit supported by the component housing;
- a battery;
- and
- an adapter having a locking arrangement and being electrically connectable to the power tool and the battery such that the adapter transfers electrical power between the battery and the electric circuit of the power tool, the locking mechanism being movable between a locked position, in which the locking mechanism secures the adapter to the power tool, and an unlocked position, in which the adapter is removable from the power tool, the locking mechanism being maintained in the locked position when the battery is connected to the adapter.
A method of operating an electrical combination, the electrical combination including a power tool having a housing supporting a motor, a battery, and an adapter having a locking arrangement, the method comprising the acts of:
- connecting the battery to the adapter and connecting the adapter to the power tool;
- transferring electrical power from the battery to the electric circuit of the power tool;
- operating the motor to drive a tool element;
- and
- moving the locking arrangement relative to the adapter between a locked position, in which the locking arrangement secures the adapter to the housing of the power tool, and an locked position, in which the adapter is removable from the housing of the power tool, the battery preventing movement of the locking arrangement toward the unlocked position, when the battery is secured to the adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.