Intra-package battery charging apparatus and process for distributed products
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1. ) A means for ensuring packaged batteries are charged during distribution of a packaged product comprising;
- a product packaging,a battery housed by said product packaging,a battery charger,an electrical power supply outside of said product packaging, andsaid battery charger is any selected from the group consisting of;
housed by said product packaging and in wired electrical communication with said battery,housed by said product packaging and in wireless energy communication with said battery,outside of said product packaging and in wired electrical communication with said battery,outside of said product packaging and in wireless energy communication with said battery,and a first induction means outside of said product packaging cooperating with a second induction means housed by said product packaging,and wherein electrical power from said electrical power supply is supplied from outside of said product packaging, through said battery charger, and into said battery housed by said product packaging.
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Abstract
The invention described herein represents a significant improvement in retail product differentiation. A retail battery charging method and apparatus comprises a battery charger element that is powered by electricity from a retailer'"'"'s infrastructure and a battery element that is contained within a product'"'"'s packing and whereby the battery is charged by the retailer while it is being display upon retail shelving such that when purchased by a consumer, the battery is fully charged for immediate use.
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1. ) A means for ensuring packaged batteries are charged during distribution of a packaged product comprising;
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a product packaging, a battery housed by said product packaging, a battery charger, an electrical power supply outside of said product packaging, and said battery charger is any selected from the group consisting of; housed by said product packaging and in wired electrical communication with said battery, housed by said product packaging and in wireless energy communication with said battery, outside of said product packaging and in wired electrical communication with said battery, outside of said product packaging and in wireless energy communication with said battery, and a first induction means outside of said product packaging cooperating with a second induction means housed by said product packaging, and wherein electrical power from said electrical power supply is supplied from outside of said product packaging, through said battery charger, and into said battery housed by said product packaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. ) A power adaptor operable in two modes comprising,
a casing, an electricity input connection, a primary induction means comprising a wired electricity input side of a circuit and a wireless energy output side of a circuit, a secondary induction means comprising a wireless energy input side of a circuit and a wired electricity output side of a circuit, an electricity output connection, a work load, a third induction means which is external to said casing, and wherein said casing houses the electricity input connection, the primary induction means, the secondary induction means, and the electricity output connection and wherein in a first mode of operation electricity is supplied through the electricity input connection whereupon it enters the casing to the primary induction means where electricity is converted to a wireless energy to be transferred wirelessly to the secondary induction means where the energy is converted back to electricity whereupon it exits the casing through the electricity output connection to power the work load, and wherein in a second mode of operation electricity is supplied to the third induction means which converts the electricity to a wireless energy which is transmitted from outside of the casing to within the casing and captured and used to power the work load in a manor selected from the group consisting of, energy from the third induction means is captured by the primary induction means, transferred to the secondary induction means and exits the casing to power the work load, and energy from the third induction means is captured by the secondary induction means, and exists the casing to power the work load.
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