Patent ID: 9077053
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H01M,H02J,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A battery charger for charging a first battery pack and a second battery pack, the battery charger comprising: a housing having a first surface, a second surface, and an apex, the first surface being oriented at an oblique angle relative to the second surface, the first surface and the second surface being connected together along the apex of the housing, the apex forming a highest point of the housing relative to a bottom surface, and the apex being defined at an interface between the obliquely-angled first and second surfaces; a charging circuit positioned within the housing; a first charging port supported by the first surface of the housing and including a first connecting structure having a first terminal block, the first terminal block electrically coupled to the charging circuit, the connecting structure of the first charging port configured to support the first battery pack, the first charging port defining a first connection axis along which the first battery pack is movable to connect with the charging circuit; and a second charging port supported by the second surface of the housing and including a second connecting structure having a second terminal block, the second terminal block electrically coupled to the charging circuit, the connecting structure of the second charging port configured to support the second battery pack while the connecting structure of the first charging port supports the first battery pack, the second charging port defining a second connection axis along which the second battery pack is movable to connect with the charging circuit; wherein the first connection axis is angled relative to the second connection axis.