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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Aida Smith, Bull Valley, IL (US);
Stephen J. Towner, Gurnee, IL (US);
Ryan Garrett, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
John Powers, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Brent Peterson, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Aida Smith, Bull Valley, IL (US);
Stephen J. Towner, Gurnee, IL (US);
Ryan Garrett, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
John Powers, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Brent Peterson, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Echo, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Abstract
A portable battery-operated tool has a frame on which there are a working component, a drive, and a battery assembly. The battery assembly consists of a battery with at least a first electrical connector and housing with at least a second electrical connector. The battery is movable guidingly between first and second positions. With the battery in the first position the at least first electrical connector is electrically engaged with the at least second electrical connector. With the battery in the second position the at least first electrical connector is electrically disengaged from the at least second electrical connector so that the battery is not powering the drive to allow the drive to be operated. The battery assembly further has a locking assembly through which the battery is selectively releasably fixed in the second position.