Patent ID: 6729413
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B25F,H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
A mechanism for ejecting a battery pack from the housing of a power tool, comprising:a frame; a cavity in said frame for receiving a battery pack; a receiving member adjacent said cavity, said receiving member meshing with a member on the battery pack to hold the battery pack in the cavity; a biasing member in said cavity adjacent said receiving member, said biasing member for ejecting said battery pack from said ejecting mechanism; and a member for retaining said biasing member in said cavity, said member guiding the portion of the battery pack meshing with said receiving member into contact with said biasing member such that when the battery pack is locked onto said frame, said biasing member is in a compressed condition and when the battery pack is in an unlocked condition, said biasing member ejects the battery pack from the frame.