Power station with corded backup
Granted 1 May 2001 · no office action yet
Assignee: S-B Power Tool Company
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Inventors: Paul D. Hatch, Klaus Schoen · Examiner: Joel Sincavage · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the first embodiment of the present new design of a power station with corded backup wherein the larger component is the power station, within which a battery pack may be inserted to be recharged, and the smaller component is a “dummy pack,” which is configured to be partially inserted into a normally battery powered device (such as a flashlight, a drill, etc., none of which are shown in the figures) for transferring power thereto;
FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the present new power station with corded backup of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of same;
FIG. 4 is a left side view of the FIG. 1 embodiment of the present power station with corded backup;
FIG. 5 is right side view of same;
FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the first embodiment of the present power station with corded backup;
FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of same;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the second embodiment of the present new design of a power station with corded backup;
FIG. 9 is a front elevational view of the present new power station and corded backup of FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a rear elevational view of same;
FIG. 11 is a left side view of the FIG. 8 embodiment of the present power station with corded backup;
FIG. 12 is right side view of same;
FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the second embodiment of the present power station with corded backup; and,
FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of same.
It should be noted that the broken lines showing the cords and the associated plugs, the D-shaped battery charging cavity in the power station, the LED lights on the two lower corners of power station, the small H-shaped insert on the upper left corner of the front face of the power station, the screws and screw holes on the rear face of the power station, the D-shaped projection on the dummy pack, the screws and screw holes on the dummy pack, the indentations near the two “ears” on the dummy pack, the magnet on the opposite face of the dummy pack, the pattern of projections near the magnet, and the slightly indented surface for labels on both the power station and the dummy pack are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.
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