Patent ID: 11858106
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  F  Y | IPC B  F  H

Claim 18:
19. A power tool system, the system comprising:
a removable battery pack;
a first tool, the first tool comprising a first base housing that is selectively engageable with the removable battery pack, a first tool working portion and a first connecting section connecting the first base housing and the first tool working portion, the first connecting section configured to allow the first tool working portion to move relative to the first base housing and to perform work away from the first base housing;
a first controller in the first base housing, the first controller configured to provide a proportional power delivery system for the first tool;
a first actuator configured to provide user control of the first tool working portion;
a second tool, the second tool comprising a second base housing that is selectively engageable with the removable battery pack, a second tool working portion and a second connecting section connecting the second base housing and the second tool working portion, the second connecting section configured to allow the second tool working portion to move relative to the first base housing and to perform work away from the second base housing;
a second controller in the second base housing, the second controller configured to provide a proportional power delivery system for the second tool;
a second actuator configured to provide user control of the second tool working portion;
wherein the removable battery pack serves as a weighted base for the first tool when the removable battery pack is engaged with the first base housing such that the removable battery pack may be placed on a flat horizontal surface and remain in place;
wherein the removable battery pack serves as a weighted base for the second tool when the removable battery pack is engaged with the second base housing such that the removable battery pack may be placed on a flat horizontal surface and remain in place;
wherein the first tool working portion comprises a motor.