Patent ID: 9393683
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: B23D,B25F,H02G,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A power tool assembly comprising: a power tool comprising a housing which encloses at least an electrical load and a control electronics circuit to activate the electrical load, the housing comprising a first shield as a layer of conductive material that nominally encloses the electrical load and the control electronics circuit, the first shield open at a battery pack receiving slot of the housing, wherein an antenna slot extends through the layer of conductive material forming the first shield in the housing, the antenna slot sized to facilitate passage of wireless control signals within a predetermined frequency range from a remote user interface to the control electronics circuit, the wireless control signals operating to selectively activate the electrical load; a removable battery pack mateable with the battery pack receiving slot of the housing to supply electrical power for use by the electrical load and the control electronics circuit; and a removable boot adapted to surround the removeable battery pack upon engagement with the housing, the boot comprising a second shield as a layer of conductive material which, which installed onto the boot, combines with the first shield to form a combined shield that nominally encloses the power tool and the boot, the boot comprising at least one locking feature that engages a corresponding feature of the housing to mechanically secure the boot to the housing to retain the boot in said engagement with the housing.