Power tool having a protective guard-bracket device for rechargeable batteries

A power tool, in particular a chipping hammer, containing a first and second side handle and a tool housing having an interface for releasably receiving and holding a first and second rechargeable battery, wherein a side-handle axis extending through the first and second side handles is arranged substantially perpendicularly to a working axis extending through the tool housing. The power tool contains a protective apparatus for protecting the first and second rechargeable batteries, the protective apparatus having an internal volume for at least partially receiving the first and second rechargeable batteries.