Black Decker Inc.

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Robert G Moores, Jr

John R Cochran

Michael Lester O'Banion

Robert Bradus

Rouse Roby Bailey, Jr

Lee W Ramstrom

Richard Thomas Walter

Dale Kenneth Wheeler

Mark E Brunson

William R Stumpf

Adan Ayala

Daryl S Meredith

William G Harman, Jr

Scott M Livingston

John W Miller

Thomas Kaye

Jason R Melvin

Stephen C Dassoulas

Douglas L Kreiser

Daniele C Brotto

Paul S White

Fred S Watts

Jeffrey P Grant

Janet M Embrey

James J Derreth

William D Sauerwein

John E Dibbern, Jr

Frank J O'Hara

Daniel Puzio

Robert Alan Berry

Alfred H Judge

Charles E Hopkins, Sr

Jonathan D C Bigden

Robert I Somers

Allen K Brelsford

Daniel H Sides, Jr

William H Dietzen

Howard L Burnside

Jonathan Dc Bigden

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 tool system with a battery pack and a device that is configured to be selectively coupled to the battery pack. The battery pack has first, second and third pack terminals. The device has a battery mount with a body that defines a well and first and second device terminals. The body defines a well into which the battery pack is removably received. The first and second device terminals extend outwardly from a proximal portion of the battery mount and engage the first and second pack terminals when the battery pack is fully inserted into the well. At least one of the first and second pack terminals and the first and second device terminals is a male terminal that is received into a corresponding one of the first and second pack terminals and the first and second device terminals. A longitudinal axis of each of the first, second and third pack terminals is arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the battery pack.

Tool system having rechargeable battery pack

A battery pack(FIG.) comprises an elongated cylindrical, metal casinga plurality of cellsin casingand three coaxial pack terminalsFor enhanced convenience, pack terminalsare electrically connectable in a cordless deviceregardless of the angular orientation of the packabout casing axisTo reduce cost and increase durability, packhas no welded connections and will permit high current discharge rates. Cellsare electrically connected but are mechanically disconnected. A springengages celland biases cellstightly together in compression to form good, low resistance electrical contact between cellscasing base capand topTo provide a pack with two output voltages, the third pack terminalhas a polarity (relative to first pack terminal) the same as second pack terminaland is electrically connected to the cell can terminalof forward cellthereby electrically by-passing cell

Battery pack for cordless device

A compound miter saw includes a table on which a workpiece is placed, a miter saw unit supporting a saw blade, and a housing pivotally supporting the miter saw unit related to the table in such a manner that the miter saw unit is at least laterally pivotable. Further, the miter saw includes a bevel mechanism for selectively determining the lateral position of the miter saw unit at any of a plurality of pivoted positions, including a vertical position where the saw blade is positioned substantially vertically relative to the table, and leftward and rightward pivoted positions where the blade is inclined laterally leftwardly and laterally rightwardly from the vertical position. The bevel mechanism includes a movable rod and three fixed stop members, the rod being operable to move between a first rod position abutting one of the fixed stop members and a second rod position not abutting the one of the fixed stop members so as to permit the lateral pivotal movement of the miter saw unit. The first fixed stop member is disposed so that the rod abuts the first fixed stop member when the miter saw unit is at the vertical position. Similarly, the second fixed stop member is disposed so that the rod abuts the second fixed stop member when the miter saw unit is leftwardly pivoted at a first predetermined angle from the vertical position. Further, the third fixed stop member is disposed so that the rod abuts the third fixed stop member when the miter saw unit is rightwardly pivoted at a second predetermined angle from the vertical position.

Bevel locking system for a sliding compound miter saw

A piercing nail with a spring member that deforms as the nail penetrates through framing members engages with a bottom surface to framing members together.

Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with staggered teeth nails

A harpoon nail having two or more sets of teeth on opposite sides of fingers that deform while penetrating the framing members. The teeth engage with a bottom surface to fasten the framing members together. A piercing nail having sets of teeth on two edges penetrates through framing members and the teeth engage with a bottom surface to fasten the framing members together. A piercing nail with a spring member that deforms as the nail penetrates through framing members engages with a bottom surface to fasten the framing members together. A self-locking nail having two members that move relative to one another when penetrating through framing members fastens the framing members together.

Method and apparatus for fastening steel framing with self-locking nails

A saw blade clamping arrangement for a power tool includes a clamp support, a biasing member and an actuation member. The clamp support is interconnected with the drive shaft for reciprocating motion with the drive shaft relative to a housing of the power tool. The clamp support is configured to selectively receive a saw blade of the power tool in various orientations. A release lever is carried by the housing and is manually rotated to move a control member between a first position in which the saw blade is coupled to the drive shaft and a second position in which the saw blade may be displaced from the drive shaft. In at least one of the orientations, the saw blade is positioned offset from the drive shaft and proximate one of the side walls of the tool housing to allow for flush cutting of a work piece.

Clamping arrangement for receiving a saw blade

Clamping arrangement for receiving a saw blade in multiple orientations

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Reisterstown, MD, United States of America

Robert G Moores, Jr