Granted Patent B2

US 12,230,824 · App. 17/424,160 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Inventors: Nicholas J. Garibaldi (Bel Air, MD); Luke R. Barton (Pontiac, MI); Abhisheka Moturu (Pikesville, MD); Timothy Hennesy (Baltimore, MD); Michael W. Roberts (Red Lion, PA); Jason Dunthorn (Baltimore, MD); John Palermo (Baltimore, MD); Steven Derby (Towson, MD); Mahmudul Bhuiyan (Towson, MD)

Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.

H01M50/247B25F5/02H01M50/213H01M2220/30

Abstract

Claims (9)

1. A power tool system, comprising:

a power tool having a receptacle for receiving a battery pack, the receptacle including a slot having a first slot dimension;

a first battery pack having a battery pack housing having a first battery pack housing width dimension and a portion of a bottom wall of the first battery pack housing having a first battery pack bottom wall dimension parallel to the first battery pack housing width dimension equal to the first slot dimension, the portion of the bottom wall of the first battery pack is received in the slot when the first battery pack is inserted into the battery pack receptacle; and

a second battery pack having a battery pack housing having a second battery pack housing width dimension that is greater than the first battery pack housing width dimension and a portion of a bottom wall of the second battery pack housing having a second battery pack bottom wall dimension parallel to the second battery pack housing width dimension equal to the first slot dimension, the portion of the bottom wall of the second battery pack is received in the slot when the second battery pack is inserted into the battery pack receptacle.

2. The power tool system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the second battery pack housing width dimension is at least 1 . 5 times the first battery pack housing width dimension.

3. The power tool system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the slot includes an angled wall.

4. The power tool system, as recited in claim 3 , wherein the portion of the bottom wall of the first battery pack housing includes an angled wall matching the slot angled wall.

5. The power tool system, as recited in claim 3 , wherein the portion of the bottom wall of the second battery pack housing includes an angled wall matching the slot angled wall.

6. The power tool system, as recited in claim 1 , wherein the portion of the bottom wall of the second battery pack housing is projected from the bottom wall of the second battery pack.

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