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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2002
Barry Howard Jacobs, Forest Park, IL (US);
Peter Neumann, Chicago, IL (US);
S-B Power Tool Corporation, Broadview, IL (US);
Abstract
A splitting adapter for a battery charger having a power cord for connection to an electrical source, the charger having a single charging receptacle for receiving a connector extension of a battery pack of the type used with cordless power tools, said adapter including a housing having a housing connector extension with a sufficiently similar structural and electrical configuration as the connector extension of the battery pack so that the housing can be electrically connected to the battery charger when said housing connector extension is inserted into the charging receptacle. The splitting adapter also includes at least two charging receptacles, each of which is configured to receive a battery pack connector extension, where the charging receptacles are spaced from one another a sufficient distance that the battery packs will not interfere with one another when inserted into the adapter.