Patent 9923249 was granted and assigned to Bosch on March, 2018 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A rechargeable battery pack for a handheld power tool, encompasses a housing and at least one interface unit for establishing a mechanical and electrical connection between the rechargeable battery pack and the handheld power tool and/or a charging device. The interface unit has at least one locking element for locking the rechargeable battery pack onto the handheld power tool, and an actuation element for actuating the locking element. The actuation element encompasses at least one light-emitting element for outputting an optical signal and/or for illumination.