Battery charging work light
A battery charger work light includes a housing defining an envelope and a charger circuit disposed in the housing. The charger circuit is operable to charge a rechargeable battery pack. A light is movably mounted to the housing. The light is movable between an extended position outside of the envelope and a storage position inside of the envelope.
1. A charger comprising:
a housing;
a charger circuit disposed in the housing for charging a rechargeable battery pack;
an element pivotally connected to the housing and contacting the first rechargeable battery pack during charging for maintaining the battery pack adjacent to the housing; and
a spring for biasing the element towards the housing.
2. The charger of claim 1 , further comprising:
a work light mounted to the housing,
wherein the work light can be powered by the first rechargeable battery pack.
3. The charger claim 2 , further comprising a power outlet disposed on the housing.
4. The charger of claim 3 , wherein the power outlet is ground fault circuit interrupter-protected.
5. The charger of claim 2 , wherein the light is one of the group consisting of incandescent bulbs, halogen bulbs, and fluorescent lamps.
6. The charger of claim 2 , wherein the light is a fluorescent lamp.
7. The charger of claim 2 , wherein the light is a double-D shaped fluorescent lamp.
8. The charger of claim 2 , wherein the light is powered by a second rechargeable battery pack having a voltage magnitude different than a voltage magnitude of the first rechargeable battery pack.
9. The charger of claim 8 , further comprising a power circuit connected to the light, the power circuit receiving power from one of the first and second rechargeable battery packs.
10. The battery charger work light of claim 9 , wherein the power circuit provides a predetermined power output to the light regardless of the voltage magnitudes of the first and second rechargeable battery packs.