IP Library Granted Patent US 10,041,297
Granted Patent B2
US 10,041,297 · App. 15/006,804 · Granted Aug 7, 2018

Ladder

Inventors: Lauren M. Austin (Owings Mills, MD); Michael W. Roberts (Red Lion, PA)
Assignee: Black & Decker, Inc.
E06C7/14E06C7/00E06C7/42E06C7/12E06C7/48
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,041,297
App. No.
15/006,804
Granted
Aug 7, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

According to an embodiment, a ladder includes a side rail having top and bottom ends; at least two rungs connected to the side rail; a top cap disposed near the top end of the side rail; and a foot protrusion mounted to the top cap and shaped to physically engage a battery pack slot of a power tool, such that attaching the power tool to the foot protrusion secures the power tool to the top cap. According to another embodiment, a power tool storage apparatus, includes a base member shaped to be secured to a storage surface; and a tool engaging portion extending from the base member. The tool engaging portion is shaped to physically engage a battery pack slot of a power tool, such that attaching the power tool to the tool engaging portion secures the power tool to the storage surface. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Claims (9)

1. A power tool storage apparatus, comprising:

a base member shaped to be secured to a storage surface; and

a tool engaging portion extending from the base member;

wherein the tool engaging portion is shaped to physically engage a battery pack slot of a power tool, such that attaching the power tool to the tool engaging portion secures the power tool to the storage surface;

wherein the base member includes fastener holes therein positioned and configured to receive a fastener to secure the base member to the storage surface.

2. The power tool storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tool engaging portion includes a key pattern thereon associated with a battery slot for a power tool.

3. The power tool storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tool engaging portion includes one or more of a fixed key width separating opposing faces of the tool engaging portion, and a fixed protrusion extension distance separating an inner face of the tool engaging portion away from the base member.

4. The power tool storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the tool engaging portion is integrally molded with the base member.

5. The power tool storage apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the base member is configured to be secured to a top cap of a ladder.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2016
From: AUSTIN, LAUREN M.; ROBERTS, MICHAEL W.
To: BLACK & DECKER INC.
Reel/Frame 038095/0209 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62107661 · Jan 26, 2015
Related Publication 20160215561A1 · Jul 28, 2016
Cited By (1)
US 12,305,447