Electrical charging devices with resilient actuation

• US 10,355,501 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2018
• Issued: 07/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: William J. Warren
• Original Assignee: William J. Warren
• Inventors: Warren, William J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Muralidar, Richard V
• Application Number:
  US15/865,102
• Publication Number:
  US 20190109472A1
• Time in Patent Office: 554 Days
• Field of Search: 320107, 320111, 320115
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2103/00 Two poles
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/68 mounted on directly pluggable apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/065 with built-in electric apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 33/94 Holders formed as intermediate parts for linking a counter-part to a coupling part
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

Electrical charging devices with resilient actuation are provided herein. An example apparatus includes a receiver body having a sidewall of the receiver body, wherein a lateral portion of the sidewall of the receiver body has a pass-through slot, and a lower support plate extending forwardly from the sidewall of the receiver body; an electronics assembly including a housing that receives charging circuitry, a bolt lever extending from a sidewall of the housing, the bolt lever extending through the pass-through slot of the receiver body, and an electrical conductor extending from a front of the housing, the electrical conductor in electrical communication with the charging circuitry; and a stabilizer that is hingedly coupled to the housing, the stabilizer pivoting between a stored configuration and a deployed configuration when the bolt lever moves from a rearward position to a forward position.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a receiver body comprising;

a sidewall of the receiver body, wherein a lateral portion of the sidewall of the receiver body comprises a pass-through slot; and

a lower support plate extending forwardly from the sidewall of the receiver body;

an electronics assembly comprising;

a housing that receives charging circuitry;

a bolt lever extending from a sidewall of the housing, the bolt lever extending through the pass-through slot of the receiver body; and

an electrical conductor extending from a front of the housing, the electrical conductor in electrical communication with the charging circuitry; and

a stabilizer that is hingedly coupled to the housing, the stabilizer pivoting between a stored configuration and a deployed configuration when the bolt lever moves from a rearward position to a forward position.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lateral portion of the sidewall of the receiver body comprises an arcuate groove.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lower support plate comprises a support plate sidewall having a notch, further wherein the bolt lever drops into the notch of the support plate sidewall when the bolt lever is moved to the forward position.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the stabilizer comprises two armatures that are pivotally coupled to opposing sides of the housing.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising stop plates extending from the sidewall of the housing behind and below pivoting connections between the two armatures and the housing, the two armatures contacting the stop plates to limit travel of the two armatures.

6. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the electrical conductor comprises any of electrical prongs, universal serial bus (USB), FireWire, and microSD.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a rearward notch in the lateral portion of the sidewall of the receiver body that secures the bolt lever in place when the bolt lever is in the rearward position, the bolt lever being lifted out of and past the rearward notch in order to translate to the forward position.

8. An apparatus, comprising:

a receiver body comprising;

a sidewall of the receiver body, wherein a lateral portion of the sidewall of the receiver body comprises a pass-through slot;

a lower support plate extending forwardly from the sidewall of the receiver body, the lower support plate comprising a support plate sidewall having a notch; and

a fence extending perpendicularly from an end of the lower support plate;

an electronics assembly comprising;

a housing that receives charging circuitry;

a bolt lever extending from a sidewall of the housing, the bolt lever extending through the pass-through slot of the receiver body, and the bolt lever dropping into the notch of the support plate sidewall when the bolt lever is moved to a forward position; and

an electrical conductor extending from a front of the housing, the electrical conductor in electrical communication with the charging circuitry;

a stabilizer that is hingedly coupled to the housing, the stabilizer pivoting between a stored configuration and a deployed configuration when the bolt lever moves from a rearward position to the forward position; and

means for resiliently transitioning the electronics assembly into the stored configuration when the bolt lever is removed from the notch of the support plate sidewall.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the means for resiliently transitioning the electronics assembly comprises a spring that couples with the front of the housing of the electronics assembly and the fence.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the stabilizer comprises two armatures that are pivotally coupled to opposing sides of the housing.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising stop plates extending from the sidewall of the housing behind and below pivoting connections between the two armatures and the housing, the two armatures contacting the stop plates to limit travel of the two armatures.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the electrical conductor comprises any of electrical prongs, universal serial bus (USB), FireWire, and microSD.

13. The apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising a rearward notch in the lateral portion of the sidewall of the receiver body that secures the bolt lever in place when the bolt lever is in the rearward position, the bolt lever being lifted out of and past the rearward notch in order to translate to the forward position.

14. An apparatus, comprising:

a receiver body comprising;

a sidewall of the receiver body, wherein a lateral portion of the sidewall comprises a pass-through slot;

a lower support plate extending forwardly from the sidewall of the receiver body, the lower support plate comprising a support plate sidewall having a notch; and

a fence extending perpendicularly from an end of the lower support plate;

an electronics assembly comprising;

a housing that receives charging circuitry;

a bolt lever extending from a sidewall of the housing, the bolt lever extending through the pass-through slot of the receiver body, and the bolt lever dropping into the notch of the support plate sidewall when the bolt lever is moved to a forward position; and

an electrical conductor extending from a front of the housing, the electrical conductor in electrical communication with the charging circuitry; and

means for resiliently transitioning the electronics assembly into a stored position when the bolt lever is removed from the notch of the support plate sidewall.

15. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the lateral portion of the sidewall comprises an arcuate groove.

16. The apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the electrical conductor comprises any of electrical prongs, universal serial bus (USB), FireWire, and microSD.

17. The apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising a stabilizer that is hingedly coupled to the housing, the stabilizer pivoting between the stored configuration and a deployed configuration when the bolt lever moves from a rearward position to the forward position.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the stabilizer comprises two armatures that are pivotally coupled to opposing sides of the housing.

19. The apparatus according to claim 18, further comprising stop plates extending from the sidewall of the housing behind and below pivoting connections between the two armatures and the housing, the two armatures contacting the stop plates to limit travel of the two armatures.

20. The apparatus according to claim 14, further comprising a rearward notch in the lateral portion of the sidewall of the receiver body that secures the bolt lever in place when the bolt lever is in the rearward position, the bolt lever being lifted out of and past the rearward notch in order to translate to the forward position.