Patent ID: 8228029

Claim:
An electrical combination comprising: a power tool including a grip formed by a pair of handle halves, a body, a motor supported by the body, a support portion, and a drive mechanism driven by the motor, the drive mechanism being operable to drive a tool element; and a battery selectively engageable with the support portion of the power tool and electrically connectable with the motor such that the battery selectively supplies power to the motor; wherein a single latch is positioned on the support portion of the power tool, the latch extending outwardly from a forward-most portion of the support portion for engagement with the battery, the single latch being moveable along a locking axis through a recess within the power tool between a locked position to secure the battery to the power tool and an unlocked position to allow removal of the battery from the support portion of the power tool, and wherein a biasing member is operable to bias the latch toward the locked position, the biasing member being integrally formed with the latch, wherein the support portion further includes an actuator operable to move the latch between the locked position and the unlocked position, the actuator movable in a direction substantially parallel to a connecting plane defined between the pair of handle halves, and wherein the latch is integral to the actuator, and wherein the latch and the actuator are supported in the recess and the recess is defined in an upper surface of the support portion, the recess opening toward the body of the power tool.