Patent ID: 11958157
Assignee: BLACK & DECKER, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 16:
17. A power tool comprising:
a housing;
a motor housed in the housing;
a fan driven by the motor;
an output member driven by the motor;
wherein the housing comprises a first housing part, a second housing part and a third housing part;
wherein the housing comprises a battery receptacle portion configured to receive a removable battery pack which powers the motor;
wherein the first housing part, the second housing part and the third housing part are three separate pieces assembled together; and
wherein the battery receptacle portion comprises a first rail and a second rail;
wherein the first rail is formed at least partially from the second housing part;
wherein the second rail is formed at least partially from the third housing part;
wherein the first rail is substantially perpendicular to a rotational axis of the motor;
wherein the second rail is substantially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the motor;
further comprising an electrical connector section configured to electrically engage with the removable battery pack;
wherein the electrical connector section comprises a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector;
wherein the electrical connector section is held between the second housing part and the third housing part;
wherein the first rail is parallel to the second rail
wherein the power tool has a top, a bottom, a front, and a rear;
wherein the output member is at the bottom and the battery receptacle portion is at the rear; and
wherein the electrical connector section is held between the second housing part from the top and by the third housing part from the bottom.