MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE HOUSING

• US 20130106353A1
• Filed: 12/19/2012
• Published: 05/02/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: David A. Foster
• Original Assignee: David A. Foster
• Inventors: Foster, David A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,118,195 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/114
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 15/00 Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other objects or articles A45C1/08, A45C3/14, A45C11/321, A45C13/28 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/002 for portable handheld communication devices, e.g. mobile phone, pager, beeper, PDA, smart phone
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2011/003 for portable computing devices, e.g. laptop, tablet, netbook, game boy, navigation system, calculator
• CPC Class Codes: A45C 2200/15 Articles convertible into a stand, e.g. for displaying purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1633 Protecting arrangement for the entire housing of the computer
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 31/0392 including thin films deposited on metallic or insulating substrates ; characterised by specific substrate materials or substrate features or by the presence of intermediate layers, e.g. barrier layers, on the substrate textured substrates H01L31/02366
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/4207 for several batteries or cells simultaneously or sequentially
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/465 with solar battery as charging system
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 16/00 Structural combinations of different types of electrochemical generators
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2220/30 Batteries in portable systems, e.g. mobile phone, laptop
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/256 Carrying devices, e.g. belts
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/10 Photovoltaic [PV]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

A portable electronic device carrier includes a charging system. The carrier is configured to at least partially house a portable electronic device such as a cell phone, PDA or the like. The carrier may comprise a pouch or have other configurations. The charging system comprises at least one battery. The battery may be configured to be charged by an external source via at least one external port or connector, or a source associated with the carrier, such as at least one photovoltaic cell. The charging port may comprise contacts which are engaged by an interface of the portable electronic device. In accordance with the invention, a portable electronic device is charged using a portable charging system associated with a carrier for the device.

Claims

1. A charger for a portable electronic device comprising:

a case, said case comprising a body having a back, at least one wall extending away from said back and cooperating with said back to generally define an interior space, said interior space having a generally open front, said case further comprising at least one connector configured to engage a data and power port of an associated personal electronic device and further comprising a dock comprising at least one external device contact, said at least one external device contact in communication with an associated personal electronic device via said connector; and

a cover, said cover comprising a body having a back, at least one wall extending away from said back and cooperating with said back to generally define an interior space, said interior space having a front, a flap attached to said body and movable between a first position in which said front of said interior space is accessible and a second position in which said flap closes said front of said interior space, at least one port for connection to said dock of said case when said case is located in said interior space of said cover, said at least one port linked to an external device port, and further comprising at least one power source; and

whereby when a personal electronic device is located in said case and said case is located in said cover, said personal electric device may be powered via said power source of said cover via connection of said power source to said personal electronic device through said connected port of said cover with said dock of said case, and whereby data may be transferred to and from said personal electronic device and an external device via a connection between said external device port of said cover and said external device and a communication path through said port to said dock of said cover to said personal electronic device.