US 7,609,027 B2 · Electrical component, audio component, or electrical combination having a selectively connectable battery charger

Abstract

An electrical component, such as, for example, a radio, MP3 player, audio component, battery charger, radio/charger, MP3 player/radio, MP3 player/charger, or MP3 player/radio/charger. The electrical component includes a housing and an electrical circuit supported by the housing. In some aspects, the electrical component is an audio component and the electrical circuit is an audio circuit. In other aspects, the electrical component is a battery charger and the electrical circuit is a charging circuit. In further aspects, the electrical component is an MP3 player and the electrical circuit is a MP3 circuit. In yet further aspects, the electrical component is an combination of any or all of a radio, battery charger, and MP3 player and the electrical component can include any combination or all of the audio, radio, and MP3 circuits. A battery may be connectable to the housing and electrically connectable the electrical circuit.

Claims32

Dependent claims

An electrical combination comprising:

a power tool battery;
a power tool including
a power tool housing, and
a motor supported by the power tool housing and electrically connectable to the power tool battery;
an audio component including
a component housing including a component connector, and
an audio circuit supported by the component housing and operable to produce an audio signal, the audio circuit being electrically connectable to at least one of the power tool battery and a power source;
and
a battery charger including
a charger housing including a charger connector, the charger connector being connectable with the component connector to removably connect the charger housing to the component housing, and
a charging circuit connectable to the power tool battery and to the power source and operable to charge the power tool battery.

8 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/926,744Filed 26 Aug 2004 · continuation in part

Priority

9 Nov 2001

Published

US 2005/0083013 A121 Apr 2005

Granted

27 Oct 2009

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

H02J 7/731
Characterised by the mechanical construction: specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries
H01M 50/202
Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders:…
H01M 50/244
Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders:…
H01M 50/247
Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders:…

Family

Application60/344,431Us provisional application · filed 9 Nov 2001

Application60/379,068Us provisional application · filed 9 May 2002

Application10/291,868Parent of this continuation-in-part · filed 8 Nov 2002

Application60/523,541Us provisional application · filed 19 Nov 2003

Application60/540,313Us provisional application · filed 28 Jan 2004

US 2005/0083013 A1Pre-grant publication · published 21 Apr 2005

US 6,982,541 B2Parent of this continuation-in-part

US 2003/0117107 A1Published application

US 7,609,027 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.

Electrical component, audio component, or electrical combination having a selectively connectable battery charger

Life of this patent

Electrical component, audio component, or electrical combination having a selectively connectable battery charger

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims32