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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert G. Moores, Jr., Reisterstown, MD (US);
Rouse R. Bailey, Jr., New Park, PA (US);
Robert Bradus, Bel Air, MD (US);
John R. Cochran, Baltimore, MD (US);
Lee W. Ramstrom, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Douglas L. Kreiser, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Black & Decker Inc., Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 ; H01M 2/12 ; H01M 1/046 ; H01M 1/050 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 2/10 ; H01M 2/12 ; H01M 1/046 ; H01M 1/050 ;
Abstract
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.