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Windshield solar mount assembly

  • US 10,432,013 B2
  • Filed: 04/06/2016
  • Issued: 10/01/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A solar charging system for a portable electronic device including an electrical interface, the solar charging system comprising:

  • a protective case for receiving and partially enclosing the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is installed in the protective case; and

    a charging assembly including;

    an electrical connector adapted to be removably coupled to the electrical interface of the portable electronic device such that when the electrical connector is coupled to the electrical interface of the portable electronic device, the electrical connector is electrically coupled to the electrical interface of the portable electronic device;

    a rechargeable battery electrically coupled to the electrical connector, the rechargeable battery adapted to store a stored electrical power;

    a base portion;

    a mounting interface including an elongated support arm coupled to the base portion, the mounting interface adapted to removably support the protective case, the mounting interface and the protective case configured such that the electrical connector electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery engages the electrical interface of the installed portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is installed in the protective case and the protective case is mounted to the mounting interface;

    a solar panel mounting member pivotably coupled to the base portion by a first mounting arm and a second mounting arm each extending from a first end adjacent to a bottom edge on a back surface of the solar panel mounting member to a second end below and beyond the bottom edge;

    a pin securing the first mounting arm and the second mounting arm to the base portion, the pin pivotably connecting the elongated support arm to the base portion, the pin extending through the second end of the first mounting arm, the second end of the second mounting arm, a first aperture extending through a support feature of the base portion, and a second aperture extending through a first end of the elongated support arm of the mounting interface; and

    a solar panel coupled to a front surface of the solar panel mounting member and configured for receiving ambient light and converting the ambient light to received electrical power, wherein the solar panel is electrically coupled to the rechargeable battery such that received electrical power can be stored in the rechargeable battery as the stored electrical power, the solar panel being independently displaceable relative to the base portion and the mounting interface;

    wherein when the protective case is mounted to the mounting interface, the electrical connector is electrically coupled to the electrical interface of the installed portable electronic device such that at least a portion of the stored electrical power can be provided to the portable electronic device, andwherein when the protective case is not mounted to the mounting interface, received electrical power can be stored in the rechargeable battery as the stored electrical power.

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