Patent ID: 11942805
Assignee: LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B | IPC B  H

Claim 0:
1. A tool-agnostic safety system comprising:
a body having a first connection shaped to interface with a removable battery of a handheld tool and a second connection shaped to interface with a battery port of the handheld tool, wherein the first connection and the second connection are configured to selectively electrically connect the removable battery to the battery port;
one or more sensors coupled to the body and configured to collect usage data relating to the handheld tool, the one or more sensors including at least an orientation sensor; and
a processor configured to:
receive the usage data;
determine, based on a tool type identifier, a safety threshold value;
determine, based on the usage data and the safety threshold value, whether the handheld tool is operating in a first state that is safe for one or more people or a second state that is unsafe for any of the respective one or more people; and
cause electrical disconnection of the removable battery from the battery port when the processor determines that the handheld tool is operating in the second state.