Patent ID: 9601729
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: B25F,H01M,H01R,Y02E

Claim:
1. A power-tool battery pack usable as a power supply of a power tool and capable of slidably attaching to and detaching from a tool main body of the power tool, the power-tool battery pack comprising: at least one battery cell; a case housing the at least one battery cell; and a female terminal having inner sides configured to electrically connect to and sandwich a counterpart side male terminal of the tool main body as the battery pack is slidably attached to the tool main body, the female terminal being electrically connectable to the at least one battery cell; wherein the case comprises a case main body housing the at least one battery cell and a case-cover part connected to the case main body; the case-cover part comprises a female opening, which is configured to receive the male terminal, and sandwiching-wall parts, which are configured to sandwich the female terminal from outer sides of the female terminal; and the female terminal and the sandwiching-wall parts are configured such that, at least when the female terminal sandwiches the male terminal, parts of the outer sides of the female terminal facing the sandwiching-wall parts serve as abutting-support parts and are caused to touch the sandwiching-wall parts.