SAVE YOUR BATTERY > Metabo launches battery securing system for height work
The sight of an expensive power tool plumetting to the floor is never welcome. Thankfully, CAS battery collective founder Metabo has a solution to boost safety and save power tools from falling from height...
Safety is a top priority at Metabo and now the Nürtingen-based power tool manufacturer has expanded its tool securing programme to include an anchoring strap and a securing system for battery packs.
Three new battery packs have been launched with securing brackets and Metabo tool securing straps have been equipped with an extra loop to secure the battery pack. Also part of the battery securing system is a new securing link that attaches the battery pack to the extra loop on the tool securing strap.
"Working high up on scaffolding or roofs poses dangers: Tools can fall and cause damage. This also applies to battery packs," explains Metabo Product Manager Alexandra Haas. "So that users can secure the machine and battery pack in the future, we have developed a system for battery securing. This is how we are consistently continuing our safety offensive."
The three new LiHD 18-volt battery packs with safety clip are available as 4.0 Ah, 5.5 Ah and 10.0 Ah battery packs.
The three new Metabo LiHD 18-volt battery packs with safety clip are available as 4.0 Ah, 5.5 Ah, and 10.0 Ah battery packs. Picture: Metabo
The end of your tether > Simply pull the loop of the battery securing connection through the securing bracket on the battery pack and hook the carabiner onto the extra loop on the tool securing strap
The Metabo tool safety straps have a new extra loop to which the battery pack can be attached. Picture: Metabo
To secure the battery pack and machine, the user first selects one of the three Metabo tool securing straps: For machines weighing up to five kilograms, there is the securing strap with carabiner and loop - or as a "Quick Connect" variant with carabiners at both ends for power tools with an eyelet. For machines weighing up to 20 kg, the tool safety belt is equipped with an aluminum carabiner and a robust, so-called twist-lock opening that prevents unintentional opening - because to open the carabiner, the rotating sleeve must first be turned 90° before the catch can be slid open.
With the new securing connection, the battery pack is attached to the extra loop of the tool securing strap. Tools can be flexibly secured with the new anchoring strap. Picture: Metabo
All three tool safety straps have a new extra loop to which the battery pack can be attached. For this, the user also needs the Metabo battery securing connection, which is available in lengths of 30 or 60 cm - depending on the machine size. The battery securing connection consists of a carabiner and loop: The loop is pulled through the securing bracket on the battery pack and the carabiner is attached to the extra loop of the tool securing strap. And the battery pack and machine are secured.
If there is no suitable attachment point for the carabiner of a tool safety strap, for example because the scaffold is too wide, the new anchoring strap provides a remedy: it can be flexibly looped around the scaffold. The carabiner of the tool safety belt is then hooked into the eyelet at the end of the safety belt.
"With the straps, we can secure almost any power tool. And thanks to our new battery securing system, now also battery packs. Users, machines and battery packs are protected all around with our solutions," Haas adds.