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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2022
Black & Decker Inc., New Britain, CT (US);
Brian E. Friedman, Baltimore, MD (US);
Michael P. Sikora, Blatimore, MD (US);
Tyler J. Petrus, Baltimore, MD (US);
Robert G. Kusmierski, York, PA (US);
Christopher W. Shook, Bel Air, MD (US);
Erik A. Ekstrom, York, PA (US);
Alexandros T. Theos, Bel Air, MD (US);
Daniel L. Krout, Abingdon, MD (US);
Spencer J. Sheckells, Parkville, MD (US);
Jacob N. Preston, Jarrettsville, MD (US);
BLACK & DECKER INC., New Britain, CT (US);
Abstract
A power tool is provided an electric motor, a nosecone assembly having a metal body, a terminal block that couples to a removable battery pack, and an electronic power module that regulates supply of electric current from the battery pack to the motor. A discharge wire is coupled to the terminal block on a first end and to the metal body of the nosecone assembly on a second end to provide a discharge path from the nosecone directly to the battery pack bypassing the electronic power module.