Black Decker Inc.

Douglas L Kreiser

Robert G Moores, Jr

Robert Bradus

Rouse Roby Bailey, Jr

John R Cochran

Lee W Ramstrom

Terry L Turner

James J Bolzan, Jr

A cordless power tool has a housing which includes a mechanism to couple with a removable battery pack. The battery pack includes one or more battery cells as well as a vent system in the battery pack housing which enables fluid to move through the housing. A mechanism is associated with the battery pack to dissipate heat from the battery pack.

Battery cooling system

A cartridge brush assembly for fractional horse power commutated motors comprises an elongated tubular holder 17 with opposed sidewalls 31, 33 spaced transverse to a commutator rotational axis 15. A brush 19 is slidably mounted in holder 17 and protrudes through a mouth 35 of holder 17 for engaging a commutator 13. A guide 21 is slidably mounted in holder 17 and comprises a pair of spaced rounded feet 57, 59 slidably and pivotally engaging a chamfered rear face 49 of brush 19. A spring 23 biases a transversely spaced brush sidewall 45 against a transversely spaced holder sidewall 31 and biases brush 19 into engagement with commutator 13. The brush assembly reduces chattering and misalignment of the brush over the life of the brush.

Cartridge brush assembly

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Baltimore, MD, United States of America

Douglas L Kreiser