CPC B25F 5/02 (2013.01) [H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); H01M 50/202 (2021.01); H01M 50/247 (2021.01); H01M 50/264 (2021.01); H01M 50/296 (2021.01); H02J 7/0048 (2020.01); H01M 2220/30 (2013.01); H02J 7/0049 (2020.01)] | 7 Claims |
1. A power tool battery, comprising:
a housing comprising:
an upper housing;
a lower housing, the lower housing configured to be coupled to the upper housing, wherein interior surfaces at the lower housing and upper housing define a cavity when the lower housing and upper housing are coupled together;
a battery cell located in the cavity;
a vertical axis through a midpoint of the housing;
a horizontal axis through a midpoint of the housing;
a plane containing both the vertical axis and the horizontal axis, the plane dividing the housing into a first side and a second side;
a tool receiver including an electrical contact, the electrical contact located entirely on the first side of the housing, the tool receiver configured to receive a tool power by the battery; and
a tether receiver formed on the battery and located entirely on the second side opposite the tool receiver;
wherein the tether receiver comprises an upper portion integrally formed and contiguous with the upper housing and a lower portion integrally formed and contiguous with the lower housing, wherein the upper portion of the tether receiver is coupled to the lower portion of the tether receiver when the upper portion of the housing is coupled to the lower portion of the housing.
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