US Patent Issued to TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP on Sept. 8 for "Battery pack receptacle for power tool" (American, Chinese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,845, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP (Anderson, S.C.).

"Battery pack receptacle for power tool" was invented by Evan Varner (Anderson, S.C.), Curt Austin Laugh (Anderson, S.C.) and De Yong Mo (Dongguan, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power tool includes a housing that defines a battery pack attachment portion, which has a first cavity and a flange. A printed circuit board and a motor are positioned within the housing. The motor is electrically communicates with the printed circuit board. A battery pack receptacle is positioned within the first cavity, is movably coupled to the battery pack attachment...