US 12,440,959 B2
Carrying case for a power tool
Berkley Wilcox, Anderson, SC (US); Joseph Smolin, Greenville, SC (US); Nicholas Proby, Easley, SC (US); and Todd Gillespie, Greenville, SC (US)
Assigned to TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed by TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP, Anderson, SC (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/371,184.
Application 18/371,184 is a continuation of application No. 17/523,867, filed on Nov. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,858,114.
Prior Publication US 2024/0009828 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B25H 3/00 (2006.01); B25H 3/02 (2006.01); B27B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC B25H 3/006 (2013.01) [B25H 3/022 (2013.01); B27B 17/0008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A carrying case, comprising: a chainsaw, the chainsaw having a hand guard operably coupled to a brake and configured to move in a first direction toward a saw chain to engage the brake in an engaged position, and configured to move in a second direction upward to a disengaged position of the brake; and an interior volume
defined by a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side, and a second side, wherein the first side comprises a channel configured to receive at least a portion of a saw chain of the chainsaw therethrough, and wherein the front or back extends less than the chainsaw in the disengaged position, and wherein said one of the front or back extend above the chainsaw in the engaged position, and wherein the first side is positioned proximate to the brake in a rotated position toward the channel to permit closure of the top over the interior volume.
 
18. A carrying case for a chainsaw, the carrying case comprising:
an interior volume defined by a top, a bottom, a front, a back, a first side, and a second side, wherein the first side comprises a channel configured to receive a saw chain of the chainsaw therethrough to extend outside of the interior volume;
a plurality of distinct compartments formed at least partially at the bottom within the interior volume, wherein the plurality of distinct compartments comprises a chainsaw compartment configured to receive at least a portion of the chainsaw, and wherein the plurality of distinct compartments comprises a battery compartment configured to receive a battery configured to power the chainsaw;
a battery receiver formed on an interior surface at the second side, wherein the battery receiver comprises first and second mounting rails configured to complement a complementary pair of mounting rails of the battery, wherein the battery receiver is adjacent along the second side to a battery charger compartment of the plurality of distinct compartments, the battery charger compartment formed at least partially at the bottom within the interior volume,
wherein the second side comprises a second side panel having a protruding portion comprising the battery receiver, the protruding portion having a thickness extending from an exterior to the interior surface of the second side panel, and a recessed portion having a thickness extending from an exterior to the interior surface of the second side panel, and
wherein the thickness of the protruding portion is greater than the thickness of the recessed portion such that the battery receiver protrudes into the interior volume relative to the battery charger compartment.