Patent ID: 7455544

Claim:
A device for locking a battery pack in a guide of a power tool in which, when the battery pack is being slid into the guide, it is first able to move into a front locked position in which it is locked in relation to the power tool, but there is no electrical contact between the power tool and the battery pack, and is then able to move further into a rear locked position in which it is locked in relation to the power tool and an electrical contact is produced between the battery pack and the power tool; it is also possible to manually release the battery pack for removal and to move it from the rear locked position, through the front locked position, and out of the guide, wherein the power tool ( 4 ) has a locking mechanism ( 20 ), which remains engaged with the battery pack ( 6 ) as the battery pack ( 6 ) is being moved between the two locked positions and, together with the battery pack ( 6 ), is able to move in relation to the power tool ( 4 ).