Patent ID: 6656626
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: B23D,B25F,B27B,H01H

Abstract:
A cordless power tool including a battery, the power tool comprising:(a) a main body portion; (b) a handle portion extending from the main body portion; and (c) a mechanism for releasably securing a battery having battery terminals to the handle portion, the mechanism including: (i) a battery receiving portion integral with the handle portion, the battery receiving portion having at least one guide channel and battery contacts disposed therein; (ii) a battery having an attachment portion integral with the battery, the attachment portion having at least one guide rail and being constructed and arranged for engaging the battery receiving portion such that a. the battery terminals engage the battery contacts, and b. the at least one guide channel and the at least one guide rail interlock; (iii) a closure member operable with and transversely disposed at least partially within the battery receiving portion and configured to secure the battery within the battery receiving portion, the closure member having a lock position and a release position, the closure member including first and second opposite ends, the first end being exposed through a wall of the tool housing and defining a moveable release arrangement that has a push button for selectively moving the closure member from the lock position to the release position when the push button is depressed, thereby allowing the battery to be easily removed from the power tool.