ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,886, issued on July 1.
"One-handed power-tool accepting different kinds of batteries" was invented by Michael H Panosian (Irvine, Calif.) and Joshua M Keeler (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Devices and mechanisms are disclosed for a simple ejection of the battery-pack from a power-tool with one hand only. The disclosed lock and release mechanisms primarily use one finger while the same hand of the user holds the power-tool. The claimed devices and mechanisms accept and eject two categories of batteries that either slideably attach to the bottom of the power-tool or are inserted into the handle of the power-tool."
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