Patent ID: 9190644
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A portable battery-operated tool comprising: a frame; a working component on the frame; a drive for the working component on the frame; and a battery assembly on the frame, the battery assembly comprising a battery with at least one first electrical connector and a housing with at least one second electrical connector, the battery movable guidingly relative to the housing in a first direction between first and second positions, whereby with the battery in the first position the at least one first electrical connector is electrically engaged with the at least one second electrical connector thereby to cause the battery to be operatively connected to the drive so as to power the drive, whereby with the battery in the second position the at least one first electrical connector is electrically disengaged from the at least one second electrical connector so that the battery is not powering the drive to allow the drive to be operated, the battery assembly further comprising a locking assembly through which the battery is selectively releasably fixed in the second position, the locking assembly configured so that with the battery fixed in the second position through the locking assembly the battery and housing cannot be moved relative to each other to allow the battery to change from the second position into the first position, wherein the locking assembly comprises at least one component that is movable selectively between engaged and released positions, the at least one component in the engaged position configured so that the at least one component blocks movement of the battery relative to the housing both in the first direction and oppositely to the first direction.