Power tools and power tools platform

Inventors: Daniel L. Schwarz (Timonium, MD); Patrick J. Tilson (Towson, MD); Ethan L. Helmer (Baltimore, MD)

Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.

B25F5/02 B05C17/00523 B25F3/00 H01M50/20 H01M50/247 H01M50/284 B23K3/0323 F04D25/0673 F21L4/04 H01M2220/30

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 11,951,604
App. No.: 17/942,609
Granted: Apr 9, 2024
Kind: B2

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Abstract

A power tool system includes a removable battery pack a first tool and a second tool. The first tool includes a first base housing that is selectively engageable with the removable battery pack and a first tool portion connected to the first base housing by a first connecting section. The second tool includes a second base housing that is selectively engageable with the removable battery pack and a second tool portion connected to the second base housing by a second connecting section. The second tool base housing houses a second controller that provides a proportional power delivery system for the second tool and second tool base housing also includes a second actuator for providing user control of the second tool.

Claims (62)

1. A tool system comprising:

a power tool battery pack;

a fan, the fan comprising a fan base portion and a fan working portion;

a soldering iron, the soldering iron comprising a soldering iron base portion and a soldering iron working portion;

a glue gun, the glue gun comprising a glue gun base portion and a glue gun working portion; and

a rotary tool, the rotary tool comprising a rotary tool base portion and a rotary tool working portion;

wherein the power tool battery pack is configured to be selectively engaged with each of the fan, the soldering iron, the glue gun and the rotary tool;

wherein when the power tool battery pack is engaged with the fan, the power tool battery pack serves as a weighted base for the fan;

wherein when the power tool battery pack is engaged with the soldering iron, the power tool battery pack serves as a weighted base for the soldering iron;

wherein when the power tool battery pack is engaged with the glue gun, the power tool battery pack serves as a weighted base for the glue gun;

wherein when the power tool battery pack is engaged with the rotary tool, the power tool battery pack serves as a weighted base for the rotary tool;

wherein the soldering iron working portion is configured to perform work away from the power tool battery pack;

wherein the rotary tool working portion is configured to perform work away from the power tool battery pack; and

wherein the glue gun working portion is configured to perform work away from the power tool battery pack.

2. The tool system of claim 1 , wherein the fan comprises a fan connection section;

wherein the fan connection section connects the fan base portion to the fan working portion.

3. The tool system of claim 2 , wherein the glue gun working portion comprises a heating element.

4. The tool system of claim 3 , wherein the soldering iron working portion comprises a heating element.

5. The tool system of claim 4 , wherein the fan connection section comprises a pivoting stand.

6. The tool system of claim 5 , wherein the fan connection section comprises a first pivot and a second pivot.

7. The tool system of claim 6 , wherein the fan base portion comprises a fan base portion housing and a fan controller housed in the fan base portion housing.

8. The tool system of claim 7 , wherein the soldering iron base portion comprises a soldering iron base portion housing and a soldering iron controller housed in the soldering iron base portion housing.

9. The tool system of claim 8 , wherein the rotary tool base portion comprises a rotary tool base portion housing and a rotary tool controller housed in the rotary tool base portion housing.

10. The tool system of claim 9 , wherein the soldering iron base portion comprises a soldering iron base portion housing and a soldering iron controller housed in the soldering iron base portion housing.

11. The tool system of claim 10 , wherein the fan base portion comprises a fan actuator.

12. The tool system of claim 11 , wherein the rotary tool base portion comprises a rotary tool actuator.

13. A tool system comprising: