String trimmer battery housing assembly

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11024916-B2
Application number	US-201916249399-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 16, 2019
Priority date	May 15, 2015
Publication date	Jun 1, 2021
Grant date	Jun 1, 2021

Abstract

The battery housing assembly, connected to a support shaft assembly of a string trimmer, includes a base housing member defining a chamber configured to receive a battery therein. The base housing member includes a frontal member configured to engage a front of the battery, a top member extending from the frontal member, configured to engage the top portion of the battery, and a bottom member, configured to engage a bottom portion of the battery. A first side member is configured to be removably connected to a first side of the base housing member; and a second side member configured to be removably connected to a second side of the base housing member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A string trimmer comprising: an elongate support shaft having a cutting head assembly at a first end of the support shaft and a battery housing assembly at a second end of the support shaft; the battery housing assembly having a top member, a bottom member, a first side member and a second side member defining a chamber to receive a battery therein, the battery being received in a direction parallel to the support shaft; the bottom member having a skid plate assembly, the skid plate assembly having an extension portion and a mounting portion, the mounting portion spaced from the bottom member to create a space therebetween.

2. The string trimmer according to claim 1 , wherein the mounting portion is a generally flat member that extends parallel to the bottom member.

3. The string trimmer according to claim 2 , wherein the extension portion engages a rear portion of the battery housing to provide protection to the battery housing.

4. The string trimmer according to claim 1 , wherein the top member includes a resilient material to provide cushioning for a user's arm.

5. The string trimmer according to claim 4 , wherein the first side member and second side member are made of a resilient material to absorb impacts.

6. The string trimmer according to claim 5 , wherein the battery housing assembly includes projections extending rearwardly so as to extend beyond and protect the battery received therein.

7. The string trimmer according to claim 1 , further comprising a guard assembly on the cutting head and a handle assembly, wherein the guard assembly and the skid plate assembly when resting on a flat surface contact the flat surface so that the handle assembly does not contact the flat surface.

8. A string trimmer comprising: an elongate support shaft having a cutting head assembly at a first end of the support shaft and a battery housing assembly at a second end of the support shaft; the battery housing assembly having a top member, a bottom member, a first side member and a second side member defining a chamber to receive a battery therein;
the bottom member having a skid plate assembly, the skid plate assembly having an extension portion and a mounting portion to form a generally U-shaped structure with the bottom member, the mounting portion spaced from the bottom member to create a space therebetween that is open in a forward direction allowing the skid plate assembly to be used to hang the string trimmer.

9. The string trimmer according to claim 8 , wherein the extension portion engages a rear portion of the battery housing to provide protection to the battery housing.

10. The string trimmer according to claim 8 , wherein the top member includes a resilient material to provide cushioning for a user's arm.

11. The string trimmer according to claim 10 , wherein the first side member and second side member are made of a resilient material to absorb impacts.

12. The string trimmer according to claim 8 , wherein the battery housing assembly includes projections extending rearwardly so as to extend beyond and protect the battery received therein.

13. A battery housing for a string trimmer comprising: a battery housing assembly having a top member, a bottom member, a first side member and a second side member defining a chamber to receive a battery therein, the battery housing being adapted to positioned at one end of a support shaft, the battery being received in the battery housing in a direction parallel to the support shaft; wherein at least two of the top member, the bottom member, the first side member and the second side member have a projection extending rearwardly from the battery housing to protect the battery from impact and further comprising a skid plate assembly on a bottom member of the housing, the skid plate assembly having an extension portion and a mounting portion to form a generally U-shaped structure with the bottom member, the mounting portion spaced from the bottom member to create a space therebetween that is open in a forward direction allowing the skid plate assembly to be used to hang the string trimmer.

14. The battery housing according to claim 13 , wherein the at least two member having projections are on opposite sides of the battery housing.

Assignees

• Stanley Black & Decker Inc

Inventors

• Miller Mark D
• Poole Brian
• Palermo John
• Cannaliato Michael
• Schoch Robert B

Classifications

• A01D34/416 Primary

  Flexible line cutters · CPC title

• H01M50/242

  adapted for protecting batteries against vibrations, collision impact or swelling · CPC title

• H01M50/227

  Organic material · CPC title

• H01M2220/30

  Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop · CPC title

• H01M50/24

  adapted for protecting batteries from their environment, e.g. from corrosion (thermal insulation H01M10/658) · CPC title