| US 7,546,938 B2 | ||
| Fuel cell compartment for combustion-powered tool | ||
| Cheryl L. Panasik, Elburn, Ill. (US); Kevin M. Tucker, Chicago, Ill. (US); James W. Robinson, Mundelein, Ill. (US); Norbert K. Kolodziej, Park Ridge, Ill. (US); and Yongping Gong, Glenview, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 06, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/959,845. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/606309, filed on Sep. 01, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0042571 A1, Mar. 02, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B25C 1/08 (2006.01); B25C 1/12 (2006.01); B25C 1/14 (2006.01); B25C 1/04 (2006.01); B25C 5/02 (2006.01); F02B 71/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 227—10 [227/9; 227/130; 227/156; 123/46 H; 123/46 SC] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A housing for a power tool having a power source, comprising:
a fuel cell chamber configured for attachment to the power source, having a fuel cell door at one end and being dimensioned
for operationally receiving a fuel cell in each of a first orientation and a second orientation; and
a shelf mount disposed in said chamber and configured for axially securing a fuel injector in place when the fuel cell is
in the first orientation, and for supporting a bottom of the fuel cell when the fuel cell is provided with a mechanical fuel
dispenser in the second orientation, said shelf mount defining a distance between said fuel cell door that fully accommodates
the fuel cell in said fuel cell chamber in said first orientation, and permits operational engagement between the mechanical
fuel dispenser and said power source in said second orientation.
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