Patent ID: 9614387
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H01M,H01R,H02J,H05K,Y02E

Claim:
1. An electrical combination, comprising: a power tool having a motor and a tool terminal block and a plurality of tool terminals; a battery charger having a power supply and a charger terminal block and a plurality of charger terminals; a first battery pack including a housing, a terminal block with a plurality of battery terminals, the first battery terminal block and the first battery plurality of terminals configured to electrically and mechanically mate with (1) the tool terminal block and the plurality of tool terminals to provide a discharge current to the motor and (2) the charger terminal block and the plurality of charger terminals to receive a charge current from the power supply; a second battery pack including a housing, a terminal block with a plurality of battery terminals, said second battery pack terminal block and the second battery plurality of terminals including a mechanical lock out, the mechanical lock out configured to allow the second battery pack to electrically and mechanically mate with the tool terminal block and the plurality of tool terminals to provide a discharge current to the motor and prevent the second battery pack from electrically and mechanically mating with the charger terminal block and the plurality of charger terminals and receiving a charge current from the power supply.