BATTERY RECHARGING STATION FOR USE IN A BAR

• US 20120280647A1
• Filed: 05/02/2012
• Published: 11/08/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Courtesy Chargers, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Courtesy Chargers, Inc.
• Inventors: Perez, Dale
• Application Number:
  US13/462,383
• Publication Number:
  US 20120280647A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/107
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/00 Advertising on or in specific articles, e.g. ashtrays, letter-boxes on or in vehicles G09F21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G09F 23/06 the advertising matter being combined with articles for restaurants, shops or offices on paper articles G09F23/10
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/22 The load being a portable electronic device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49117 Conductor or circuit manufacturing

Abstract

A battery charging station may be used with a bar having a counter-top surface on one side of the bar and a drink rail portion on the other side. The battery charging station may include a body having a bottom surface and at least one foot that has a width that is equal to or less than the width of the drink rail portion. The battery charging station may also include at least one phone charging tip and at least one advertisement. Because the battery charging station is supported to the drink rail portion, it does not interfere with the counter-top surface.

Claims

1. A battery charging station for use with an associated bar having first and second sides and comprising:

(1) a counter-top surface on the first side of the bar for use in supporting beverages of patrons sitting at the first side of the bar; and

, (2) a drink rail portion on the second side of the bar for use in holding emptied drinking receptacles, the drink rail portion comprising a drink rail surface that;

(a) is recessed from the counter-top surface; and

, (b) has a width W1;

the battery charging station comprising;

a body having a bottom surface, first and second substantially horizontal surfaces that are not coplanar and first and second substantially vertical surfaces that are not coplanar;

a first foot positioned on a first end of the body that extends from the bottom surface of the body, the first foot having a width W2 that is equal to or less than the width W1;

a second foot positioned on a second end of the body that extends from the bottom surface of the body, the second foot having a width W3 that is equal to or less than the width W1;

wherein the first and second feet support the battery charging station to the drink rail surface and prevent the bottom surface from contacting the drink rail surface;

a first phone charging tip that;

(1) is supported to the body;

(2) extends from the first substantially horizontal surface;

(3) supports a first associated cellular phone having a battery to the body; and

, (4) charges the battery of the first associated cellular phone;

a second phone charging tip that;

(1) is supported to the body;

(2) extends from the second substantially horizontal surface;

(3) supports a second associated cellular phone having a battery to the body; and

, (4) charges the battery of the second associated cellular phone;

a first advertisement that;

(1) is supported to the body;

(2) is positioned on the first substantially vertical surface; and

, (3) faces the patrons sitting at the first side of the bar when the battery charging station is supported to the drink rail surface; and

,

a second advertisement that;

(1) is supported to the body;

(2) is positioned on the second substantially vertical surface; and

, (3) faces the patrons sitting at the first side of the bar when the battery charging station is supported to the drink rail surface.

2. The battery charging station of claim 1 further comprising a billboard frame comprising:

first and second posts that are received in apertures formed in the body;

a third substantially vertical surface supported to the first and second posts; and

,

a third advertisement that;

(1) is positioned on the third substantially vertical surface; and

, (2) faces the patrons sitting at the first side of the bar when the battery charging station is supported to the drink rail surface.

3. The battery charging station of claim 2 wherein:

the second substantially horizontal surface is above the first substantially horizontal surface when the battery charging station is supported to the drink rail surface;

the second substantially vertical surface is above the first substantially horizontal surface when the battery charging station is supported to the drink rail surface; and

,

the third substantially vertical surface is above the second substantially horizontal surface when the battery charging station is supported to the drink rail surface.

4. The battery charging station of claim 3 wherein:

the body further comprises;

(1) a first end having a first end surface that is substantially vertical and that is substantially perpendicular to the first and second substantially vertical surfaces; and

, (2) a second end having a second end surface that is substantially vertical and that is substantially perpendicular to the first and second substantially vertical surfaces;

the battery charging station further comprises;

(1) a first USB port positioned on the first end surface; and

, (2) a second USB port positioned on the second end surface; and

,

the battery charging station further comprises;

a third phone charging tip that;

(1) is supported to the body;

(2) extends from one of the first and second substantially horizontal surfaces;

(3) supports a third associated cellular phone having a battery to the body; and

. (4) charges the battery of the third associated cellular phone.

5. The battery charging station of claim 4 wherein the battery charging station:

has a maximum length of 10 inches or less;

has a maximum width of 4 inches or less;

has a maximum height when the billboard frame is removed from the body of 4 inches or less; and

,

has a maximum height when the billboard frame is attached to the body of 10 inches or less.

6. A battery charging station for use with an associated bar having first and second sides and comprising:

(1) a counter-top surface on the first side of the bar for use in supporting beverages of patrons sitting at the first side of the bar; and

, (2) a drink rail portion on the second side of the bar for use in holding emptied drinking receptacles, the drink rail portion comprising a drink rail surface that;

(a) is recessed from the counter-top surface; and

, (b) has a width W1;

the battery charging station comprising;

a body having a bottom surface;

a first foot that;

(1) extends from the bottom surface of the body;

(2) has a width W2 that is equal to or less than the width W1;

(3) supports the battery charging station to the drink rail surface; and

, (4) prevents the bottom surface from contacting the drink rail surface;

a first phone charging tip that;

(1) is supported to the body;

(2) supports a first associated cellular phone having a battery to the body; and

, (3) charges the battery of the first associated cellular phone;

a second phone charging tip that;

(1) is supported to the body;

(2) supports a second associated cellular phone having a battery to the body; and

, (3) charges the battery of the second associated cellular phone;

a first advertisement that;

(1) is supported to the body;

(2) faces the patrons sitting at the side of the bar when the battery charging station is supported to the drink rail surface; and

, at least 5 inches long; and

,

wherein the battery charging station;

(1) has a maximum length of 10 inches or less;

(2) has a maximum width of 4 inches or less; and

, (3) has a maximum height of 4 inches or less.

7. The battery charging station of claim 6 wherein:

the body has a first substantially vertical surface and the first advertisement is positioned on the first substantially vertical surface; and

,

the battery charging station further comprises a billboard frame comprising;

first and second posts that are received in apertures formed in the body;

a second substantially vertical surface supported to the first and second posts; and

, a second advertisement that;

(1) is positioned on the second substantially vertical surface; and

, (2) faces the patrons sitting at the first side of the bar when the battery charging station is supported to the drink rail surface;

wherein the battery charging station has a maximum height of 4 inches or less without the billboard frame; and

,

wherein the battery charging station has a maximum height of 10 inches or less when the billboard frame is attached to the body.

8. The battery charging station of claim 6 wherein:

the body has a first substantially vertical surface and the first advertisement is positioned on the first substantially vertical surface;

the body has a second substantially vertical surface that is not coplanar with the first substantially vertical surface; and

,

the battery charging station further comprises a second advertisement that;

(1) is supported to the body;

(2) is positioned on the second substantially vertical surface;

(3) faces the patrons sitting at the first side of the bar when the battery charging station is supported to the drink rail surface; and

, (4) is at least 5 inches long;

9. The battery charging station of claim 6 wherein:

the body comprises first and second substantially horizontal surfaces that are not coplanar;

the first phone charging tip extends from the first substantially horizontal surface; and

, the second phone charging tip extends from the second substantially horizontal surface.

10. The battery charging station of claim 9 further comprising:

a third phone charging tip that;

(1) is supported to the body;

(2) extends from one of the first and second substantially horizontal surfaces;

(3) supports a third associated cellular phone having a battery to the body; and

, (4) charges the battery of the third associated cellular phone.

11. The battery charging station of claim 10 wherein:

the first phone charging tip is a micro USB charging tip;

the second phone charging tip is an iPhone charging tip; and

,

the third phone charging tip is a micro USB charging tip.

12. The battery charging station of claim 6 wherein:

the first foot is positioned on a first end of the body; and

,

the charging station further comprises;

a second foot that;

(1) is positioned on a second end of the body;

(2) extends from the bottom surface of the body;

(3) has a width W3 that is equal to or less than the width W1;

(4) supports the battery charging station to the drink rail surface; and

, (5) prevents the bottom surface from contacting the drink rail surface.

13. The battery charging station of claim 6 wherein:

the body further comprises first and second end surfaces; and

,

the battery charging station further comprises;

(1) a first USB port positioned on the first end surface; and

, (2) a second USB port positioned on the second end surface.

14. The battery charging station of claim 6 further comprising:

first and second suction cups that;

(1) are attachable to the body; and

, (2) are adhereable to the drink rail surface.

15. A method comprising the steps of:

(A) providing a bar having first and second sides and comprising;

a counter-top surface on the first side of the bar for use in supporting beverages of patrons sitting at the first side of the bar; and

, a drink rail portion on the second side of the bar for use in holding emptied drinking receptacles, the drink rail portion comprising a drink rail surface that is recessed from the counter-top surface; and

, has a width W1;

(B) providing a battery charging station comprising;

a body having a bottom surface;

a first foot that extends from the bottom surface of the body and has a width W2 that is equal to or less than the width W1;

a first phone charging tip that is supported to the body;

a second phone charging tip that is supported to the body; and

, a first advertisement that is supported to the body;

(C) supporting the battery charging station to the drink rail portion by placing the first foot onto the drink rail surface so that;

(1) the bottom surface is prevented from contacting the drink rail surface; and

, (2) the first advertisement faces the patrons sitting at the first side of the bar;

(D) attaching a power cord from an associated electrical outlet to the body; and

, (E) engaging a first associated cellular phone having a battery to one of the first phone charging tip and the second phone charging tip to;

(1) support the first associated cellular phone to the body; and

, (2) charge the battery of the first associated cellular phone.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising the step of:

replacing one of the first phone charging tip and the second phone charging tip with a third phone charging tip.

17. The method of claim 15 wherein step (B) comprises the steps of:

providing the first phone charging tip to be a micro USB charging tip;

providing the second phone charging tip to be an iPhone charging tip; and

,

providing a third phone charging tip that is a micro USB charging tip and that is supported to the body.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein step (B) further comprises the steps of:

providing a first USB charging port on a first end of the body; and

,

providing a second USB charging port on a second end of the body.

19. The method of claim 15 wherein:

prior to step (C) the method comprises the steps of;

(1) providing at least two suction cups; and

(2) attaching the suction cups to the body; and

,

step (C) comprises the step of;

adhering the suction cups to the drink rail surface.

20. The method of claim 15 further comprising the steps of:

providing a billboard frame comprising first and second posts and a substantially vertical surface;

inserting the first and second posts into first and second apertures formed in the body so that the substantially vertical surface faces the patrons sitting at the first side of the bar; and

,

placing a second advertisement onto the substantially vertical surface.