Patent ID: 11945094
Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 11:
12. An electrical combination comprising:
a device housing including a device support portion, the device support portion including a first rail/groove interface extending along a first axis and a second rail/groove interface extending along the first axis, the first rail/groove interface approximately parallel to the second rail/groove interface;
a device terminal; and
a circuit supported by the device housing,
wherein the device support portion is configured to mate with one of a first battery pack and a second battery pack, and
wherein the first battery pack includes:
a first battery pack housing, the first battery pack housing including a first pack support portion for engagement with the device support portion, the first battery pack housing having a first battery pack width,
the first pack support portion including a third rail/groove interface extending along a second axis and a fourth rail/groove interface extending along the second axis, the third rail/groove interface and the fourth rail/groove interface configured to mate with the first rail/groove interface and the second rail/groove interface of the device support portion, the first pack support portion defining a first interface width between the third rail/groove interface and the fourth rail/groove interface, and

wherein the second battery pack includes:
a second battery pack housing, the second battery pack housing including a second pack support portion for engagement with the device support portion, the second battery pack housing having a second battery pack width,
the second pack support portion including a fifth rail/groove interface extending along a third axis and a sixth rail/groove interface extending along the third axis, the fifth rail/groove interface and the sixth rail/groove interface configured to mate with the first rail/groove interface and the second rail/groove interface of the device support portion, the second pack support portion defining a second interface width between the fifth rail/groove interface and the sixth rail/groove interface,

wherein the first interface width is approximately equal to the second interface width, and
wherein the second battery pack width is greater than the first battery pack width.