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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2013
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Scott Schneider, Waukesha, WI (US);
James S. Hull, Burlington, WI (US);
Jay Rosenbecker, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Cole A. Conrad, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A battery charger includes a housing and a plurality of charging ports coupled to the housing. Each charging port is configured to connect a battery pack to the battery charger. The battery charger also includes a charging circuit positioned within the housing and electrically coupled to the plurality of charging ports. The charging circuit is operable to charge the battery packs connected to the plurality of charging ports in series. The battery charger further includes a skip switch coupled to the charging circuit. The skip switch is operable to skip a battery pack currently being charged and advance to another battery pack connected to the battery charger.