Cordless power tools battery adapter
View Patent ↗A cordless power tool battery pack adapter that includes a main body housing having a battery-free interior, a first and second end with the second end having a battery pack mounting surface located distal the first end, a circuit board supported within the main body housing and connected to the battery pack mounting surface and includes a voltage converter functioning to convert an input voltage supplied by an external power tool battery pack to a predetermined voltage, a push button reset circuit breaker located on an exterior surface of the main body housing, and at least one cigarette style auxiliary power tool receptacle located on the exterior surface of the main body housing and connected to the circuit board for receiving a cigarette style plug socket and powering a device connected to the socket when the battery pack is mounted to the main body housing.
1. A cordless power tool battery pack adapter comprising:
a main body housing having a battery-free interior, a first end and a second end with said second end having an external cordless power tool battery pack mounting surface located distal said first end, said cordless power tool battery pack mounting surface detachable from said main body housing and replaced with a second cordless power tool battery pack mounting surface mountable with a cordless power tool battery pack produced by a different manufacturer;
a circuit board supported within said main body housing, said circuit board connected to said battery pack mounting surface and includes a voltage converter functioning to convert an input voltage supplied by an external power tool battery pack to a predetermined voltage;
a push button reset circuit breaker located on an exterior surface of said main body housing; and
at least one cigarette style auxiliary power tool receptacle located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board, said auxiliary power tool receptacle functioning to receive a cigarette style plug socket and powering a device connected to said socket when said cordless external power tool battery pack is mounted to said main body housing.
2. The cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 1 including a positive and negative push-in power terminal located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board and functioning to run 12 vdc devices when said cordless external power tool battery pack is mounted to said main body housing.
3. The cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 2 wherein said cordless external power tool battery pack is slidably attached to and detached from said mounting surface of said main body housing.
4. The cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 3 wherein said battery pack mounting surface of said main body housing includes alignment guides configured to assist in slidably attaching and detaching said cordless external power tool battery pack to said mounting surface of said main body housing.
5. The cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 4 including adapter release button located on said exterior surface of said main body housing with said adapter release button functioning to unlock said cordless external power tool battery pack from said main body housing.
6. The cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 4 wherein said at least one cigarette style auxiliary power tool receptacle comprises a pair of cigarette style auxiliary power tool receptacle located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board.
7. The cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 1 including a female universal serial bus (USB) port, a lightning connector port, a Thunderbolt®, or their various combinations located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board.
8. The cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 1 including a 120 Volt receptacle located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board.
9. The cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 1 including a battery pack power level indicator providing visual indicator of a current charge of the battery pack attached to said main body housing.
10. The cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 1 wherein said main body housing comprises a weatherproof main body housing.
11. A weatherproof cordless power tool battery pack adapter comprising:
a main body housing having a battery-free interior, a first end and a second end with said second end having an external cordless power tool battery pack mounting surface located distal said first end, said cordless power tool battery pack mounting surface detachable from said main body housing and replaced with a second cordless power tool battery pack mounting surface mountable with a cordless power tool battery pack produced by a different manufacturer;
alignment guides located on said battery pack mounting surface and configured to assist in slidably attaching and detaching a cordless external power tool battery pack to said mounting surface of said main body housing;
a circuit board supported within said main body housing, said circuit board connected to said battery pack mounting surface and includes a voltage converter functioning to convert an input voltage supplied by said external power tool battery pack to a predetermined voltage;
a push button reset circuit breaker located on an exterior surface of said main body housing;
at least one cigarette style auxiliary power tool receptacle located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board, said auxiliary power tool receptacle functioning to receive a cigarette style plug socket and powering a device connected to said socket when said cordless external power tool battery pack is mounted to said main body housing;
a positive and negative push-in power terminal located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board and functioning to run 12 vdc devices when said cordless external power tool battery pack is mounted to said main body housing; and
an adapter release button located on the exterior surface of said main body housing and functioning to unlock said cordless external power tool battery pack from said main body housing.
12. The weatherproof cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 11 wherein said at least one cigarette style auxiliary power tool receptacle comprises a pair of cigarette style auxiliary power tool receptacle located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board.
13. The weatherproof cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 11 including a female universal serial bus (USB) port, a lightning connector port, a Thunderbolt®, or their various combinations located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board.
14. The weatherproof cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 11 including a 120 Volt receptacle located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board.
15. The weatherproof cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 11 including a battery pack power level indicator providing visual indicator of a current charge of the battery pack attached to said main body housing.
16. A weatherproof cordless power tool battery pack adapter comprising:
a main body housing having a battery-free interior, a first end and a second end with said second end having an external cordless power tool battery pack mounting surface located distal said first end, said cordless power tool battery pack mounting surface detachable from said main body housing and replaced with a second cordless power tool battery pack mounting surface mountable with a cordless power tool battery pack produced by a different manufacturer;
alignment guides located on said battery pack mounting surface and configured to assist in slidably attaching and detaching a cordless external power tool battery pack to said mounting surface of said main body housing;
a circuit board supported within said main body housing, said circuit board connected to said battery pack mounting surface and includes a step-down DC-to-DC voltage converter functioning to convert an input voltage supplied by said external power tool battery pack to a predetermined voltage;
a push button reset circuit breaker located on an exterior surface of said main body housing;
a pair of cigarette style auxiliary power tool receptacles located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board, said auxiliary power tool receptacles each functioning to receive a cigarette style plug socket and powering a device connected to said socket when said cordless external power tool battery pack is mounted to said main body housing;
a positive and negative push-in power terminal located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board and functioning to run 12 vdc devices when said cordless external power tool battery pack is mounted to said main body housing; and
an adapter release button located on the exterior surface of said main body housing and functioning to unlock said cordless external power tool battery pack from said main body housing.
17. The weatherproof cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 16 including having an adapter power on/off switch located on the exterior surface of the main body housing.
18. The weatherproof cordless power tool battery pack adapter of claim 17 including a female universal serial bus (USB) port, a lightning connector port, a Thunderbolt®, a 120 Volt receptacle or their various combinations located on said exterior surface of said main body housing and connected to said circuit board.