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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2024
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Nathan J. Cruise, Phoenix, MD (US);
Alexander R. Barton, Baltimore, MD (US);
Ralphy A. Louis, York, PA (US);
BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a battery pack including improved fuse arrangement. The battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells, a battery cell holder holding the battery cells in a fixed position relative to each other, a printed circuit board attached to the battery cell holder and a busbar attached to the printed circuit board. The busbar may include a first leg extending away from the printed circuit board and a second leg extending away from the printed circuit board. The second leg is generally parallel to the first leg. The battery pack may further include a fuse. The fuse may include a first terminal connected to the first leg of the busbar and a second terminal connected to the second leg of the busbar such that the fuse is generally parallel to the printed circuit board.