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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2009
Rick Gray, Waukesha, WI (US);
Paul Fry, Sussex, WI (US);
Mike N. Jones, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Scott Schneider, Waukesha, WI (US);
Hugues Marie R. F. Sanoner, Hong Kong, CN;
Rick Gray, Waukesha, WI (US);
Paul Fry, Sussex, WI (US);
Mike N. Jones, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Scott Schneider, Waukesha, WI (US);
Hugues Marie R. F. Sanoner, Hong Kong, CN;
Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation, Brookfield, WI (US);
Abstract
A system includes a power tool having a motor, a drive mechanism mechanically coupled to the motor, and an output element mechanically coupled to the drive mechanism. The motor is operable to drive the drive mechanism and the output element. The system also includes a non-motorized sensing tool having a printed circuit board and a sensing element electrically coupled to the printed circuit board. The sensing element is operable to detect an external characteristic and output a signal to the circuit board. The circuit board is operable to condition the signal into a human-comprehensible form. The system further includes a rechargeable battery pack removably and independently coupled to the power tool and the non-motorized sensing tool. The battery pack is operable to power the motor to drive the drive mechanism and the output element when connected to the power tool, and is operable to power the circuit board and the sensing element when connected to the non-motorized sensing tool.