US 12,278,510 B2
Charge adapter for power tools
Harald Krondorfer, Aurora, OH (US); and Naga Penmetsa, Westlake, OH (US)
Assigned to Emerson Professional Tools, LLC, Elyria, OH (US)
Filed by Emerson Professional Tools, LLC., Elyria, OH (US)
Filed on Dec. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/557,593.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/128,914, filed on Dec. 22, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0200300 A1, Jun. 23, 2022
Int. Cl. H01M 10/46 (2006.01); B25F 5/02 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/02 (2016.01)
CPC H02J 7/0044 (2013.01) [B25F 5/02 (2013.01); H02J 7/0013 (2013.01); H02J 7/0045 (2013.01); H02J 7/02 (2013.01)] 33 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for charging a battery, the system comprising:
a charge adapter including an interface for engagement and electrical connection with the battery;
a power adapter releasably separable from the charge adapter, the power adapter including provisions to electrically connect the power adapter to the charge adapter, and a power supply for converting an AC electrical power source to DC electrical power;
wherein the charge adapter includes control circuitry to control the charging of the battery.