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20090096430 | CHARGING AND RECHARGABLE DEVICES - A capacitor-based (supercapacitor, ultracapictor or psudeocapcitor) electrical charger, rechargeable device and energy storage pack for use with a rechargeable power tool. The rechargeable device includes a storage capacitor. The electrical charger includes a supply capacitor electrically connected to an electrical contact, the supply capacitor being charged when the electrical charger is connected to a power source. While in use, any charge in the supply capacitor is rapidly distributed between the supply capacitor and the storage capacitor when the rechargeable device is mounted in the receiver of the electrical charger. The electrical charger includes a safety interlock switch which only supplies power to the electrical contact of the charger after electrical terminal of the rechargeable device have engaged the electrical contact. | 04-16-2009 |
20100018609 | Power Tool - The invention relates to a hand held power tool, such as a router, for use with an operative element to treat a work piece over a treatment depth from a face of the work piece. The power tool includes a base positionable in use adjacent the work piece and a fastening assembly for holding the operative element, the fastening assembly being rotatable about an operative axis and being movable relative to the base in the direction of the operative axis. The power tool also includes primary power drive means including a motor being operable to rotate the fastening assembly about the operative axis and secondary power drive means including a motor being operable to move the fastening assembly relative to the base in the direction of the operative axis.; Further included in the power tool is an electronic control means for controlling at least the operation of the secondary power drive means, the electronic control means having associated user controls, and at least one handle which is held by the user while operating the power tool. The user controls are located on the at least one handle to enable user operation of the secondary power drive means while holding the at least one handle. | 01-28-2010 |
20120236545 | POWER TOOL GUARD - A power tool including a power tool body, a rotatable driven member operable for releasably gripping a working element and having a front end and a rear end, the driven member extending from the rear end, located proximally and connected to the power tool body, and terminating at the front end. The power tool has a drive mode in which rotation of the driven member drives the working element and an adjustment mode in which rotation of the driven member causes the driven member to either grip the working element or release the working element or both. The power tool also includes a guard extending over the driven member from the power tool body and terminating adjacent to the front end of the driven member, wherein at least in the power tool drive mode the front end of driven member does not extend beyond the guard. | 09-20-2012 |
20130314055 | ELECTRICAL CHARGER FOR CHARGING RECHARGEABLE POWER TOOLS - A capacitor-based (supercapacitor, ultracapacitor or pseudocapacitor) electrical charger, rechargeable device and energy storage pack for use with a rechargeable power tool. The rechargeable device includes a storage capacitor. The electrical charger includes a supply capacitor electrically connected to an electrical contact, the supply capacitor being charged when the electrical charger is connected to a power source. While in use, any charge in the supply capacitor is rapidly distributed between the supply capacitor and the storage capacitor when the rechargeable device is mounted in the receiver of the electrical charger. The electrical charger includes a safety interlock switch which only supplies power to the electrical contact of the charger after electrical terminal of the rechargeable device have engaged the electrical contact. | 11-28-2013 |
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20130058711 | MODULAR POWER TOOL - A connection arrangement for releasably connecting an electrical device and a power control module, the power control module including a device for controlling the supply of electrical power to the functional component. The connection arrangement includes a first connecting portion associated with the electrical device or the power control module and configured to engage with a second connecting portion associated with the other one of the device and module. The first connecting portion including a first locking member and the second connecting portion including a second locking member, wherein when the first and second connection portions are engaged the first and second locking members are movable relative to each other between an unlocked position in which the first and second connection portions are separable and a locked position in which the first and second connection portions are locked together. Preferably, the electrical device is a power tool module. | 03-07-2013 |
20130134276 | POWER TOOL AND ACCESSORY STORAGE SYSTEM - A connection arrangement for releasably connecting a device receptacle and a support for attachment to a surface. The connection arrangement includes a first connection interface associated with the support including a pair of spaced apart supporting surfaces and a second connection interface associated with the device receptacle including a pair of spaced apart support surface engaging surfaces. Also provided is a storage system for storing devices adjacent a surface including a support for attachment to the surface, at least one device receptacle for receiving a device, wherein the device receptacle is releasably connectable to the support. Preferred forms of the invention include device receptacles for containing hand held power tools, hand tools and parts and accessories therefore. | 05-30-2013 |
20140312033 | POWER TOOL STORAGE AND PACKAGE SYSTEM - A storage system for a power component comprising a receptacle including a base and a closure connected to the base, the base and the closure defining an internal space for receiving one or more components, the closure being operable for selectively enclosing the internal space, and a connection means for releasably connecting the base with at least one component that is positioned within the internal space of the receptacle, the connection means including a first connection portion associated with the base for connecting with a second connection portion of the component. A package for containing a product interfacing device with a surface defining a recess that is shaped to conform with an exterior surface of the product and thereby restrict movement of the product relative to the product interfacing device, a removable cover and a connection means for releasably connecting the product interfacing device within the internal space of a receptacle. | 10-23-2014 |
20150041166 | MODULAR ELECTRO-MECHANICAL DEVICE - The invention relates to a connection for releasably connecting two parts of an electro-mechanical device, the connection including: a first connecting portion associated with a first part, and a second connecting portion associated with a second part, such that engagement of the first and second connecting portions imparts bias between the two parts, and a retention means suitable for maintaining the bias between the two parts. | 02-12-2015 |
20150041464 | SYSTEM FOR STORAGE AND TRANSPORT - The invention relates to a storage system for storing devices including: a frame for demountably supporting multiple carry cabinets, each carry cabinet being adapted to receive a device, characterised in that, said devices can be inserted or removed through a port in their respective carry cabinet while said multiple carry cabinets are mounted on the frame, and said devices can be transported in their respective carry cabinets when each of said carry cabinets are demounted from the frame. | 02-12-2015 |
20150078811 | MODULAR POWER TOOL - A connection arrangement for releasably connecting an electrical device and a power control module, the power control module including a device for controlling the supply of electrical power to the functional component. The connection arrangement includes a first connecting portion associated with the electrical device or the power control module and configured to engage with a second connecting portion associated with the other one of the device and module. The first connecting portion including a first locking member and the second connecting portion including a second locking member, wherein when the first and second connection portions are engaged the first and second locking members are movable relative to each other between an unlocked position in which the first and second connection portions are separable and a locked position in which the first and second connection portions are locked together. Preferably, the electrical device is a power tool module. | 03-19-2015 |