LIGHTWEIGHT, WALLET-SIZED PORTABLE POWER CHARGER KIT WITH REMOVABLE CHARGING CABLE

• US 20150256008A1
• Filed: 03/10/2015
• Published: 09/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bollinger Industries Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Halo International Sezc Ltd. (Evercel, Inc.)
• Inventors: Miller, Garold C., Weinstein, Nathan Daniel
• Granted Patent: US 9,595,840 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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

A portable power charger kit is provided for charging electronic devices from a rechargeable internal battery. The portable charger kit comprises a wallet, a charger unit, and one or more interchangeable charging cables, each having a first end connection interface and a second end connection interface. The ends of the charging cable are storable within respective first and second cavities formed in the charger unit. A power connection port is provided in the charger unit in operative communication with the internal battery. The connection port is disposed within the first cavity for engagement with the first connection interface of the charging cable. The second end of the charging cable may be removed from its storage cavity and flexed out and away from the charger housing for engagement with a portable electronic device or an external power source while the first end remains in engagement with the power connection port.

Claims

1. A portable power charger kit comprising:

a wallet; and

a portable power charger unit for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said portable charger unit comprising;

a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable internal battery and sized to fit into the wallet;

a power connection port that can operate as either a power input for providing an electrical charge from an external power source for recharging the internal battery unit when the charger unit is connected to said external power source or a power output for charging the rechargeable internal battery of said at least one electronic device from the rechargeable battery unit of the charger unit, said power connection power being operatively connected to the internal battery unit of the charger unit; and

a removable charging cable storable within the general footprint of the charger housing, said charging cable having a first end with a first head and first connection interface projecting therefrom, a second end with a second head and second connection interface projecting therefrom, and an intermediate flexible cable portion connecting the two ends;

wherein the charger housing includes a first cavity adapted to receive the first end of the charging cable and a second cavity adapted to receive the second end of the charging cable such that the first and second connection interfaces are disposed within the charger housing and the first and second heads form a part of the exterior surface of the charge housing;

and wherein further said power connection port is disposed within the first cavity and engages the first connection interface when the first end of said charging cable is stored in the first cavity of the charger housing whereby a power charge can be supplied from the internal battery of the charger unit to an electronic device connected to the second connection interface of the second end of the charging cable via first end'"'"'s connection to the power connection port and a power charge can be supplied to the internal battery from an external power source via the first end'"'"'s connection to the power connection port when the second connection interface of the second end is connected to said external power source.

2. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second end of the charging cable can be removed from its storage cavity and flexed out and away from the charger housing for engagement with one of the electronic device in need of a charge or an external power source, while the first end of the charging cable remains connected to the power connection port.

3. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a channel cavity is provided in the charger housing for receiving the intermediate cable portion for storage of the charging cable in a non-use condition.

4. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 3 further comprising friction grips on each of the first and second heads for facilitating removal of said heads form their respective storage cavities.

5. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a second power connection port disposed on the charger housing, said second power connection port being in operative communication with the internal battery for providing an electrical charge from an external power source for recharging the internal battery unit when the charger unit is connected to said external power source via the second power connection port.

6. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 1 further comprising multiple interchangeable charging cables having different second connection interfaces, each said charging cable being capable of being stored within the storage cavities of the charger housing.

7. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 6 further comprising at least one adapter tip having a female connection port adapted to engage the connection interface of one of said interchangeable charging cables.

8. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the wallet includes an RFIS protection layer.

17. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 1 wherein the wallet includes an RFIS protection layer.

9. A portable power charger kit comprising:

a wallet; and

a portable power charger unit for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said portable charger unit comprising;

a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable internal battery and sized to fit into the wallet;

a first power connection port that operates as a power output for charging the rechargeable internal battery of said at least one electronic device from the rechargeable battery unit of the charger unit, said first power connection port being operatively connected to the internal battery unit of the charger unit; and

a removable charging cable storable within the general footprint of the charger housing, said charging cable having a first end with a first head and first connection interface projecting therefrom, a second end with a second head and second connection interface projecting therefrom, and an intermediate flexible cable portion connecting the two ends;

wherein the charger housing includes a first cavity adapted to receive the first end of the charging cable and a second cavity adapted to receive the second end of the charging cable such that the first and second connection interfaces are disposed within the charger housing and the first and second heads form a part of the exterior surface of the charge housing;

and wherein further said first power connection port is disposed within the first cavity and engages the first connection interface when the first end of said charging cable is stored in the first cavity of the charger housing whereby a power charge can be supplied from the internal battery of the charger unit to an electronic device connected to the second connection interface of the second end of the charging cable via first end'"'"'s connection to the first power connection port.

10. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 9 wherein the second end of the charging cable can be removed from its storage cavity and flexed out and away from the charger housing for engagement with the electronic device in need of a charge while the first end of the charging cable remains connected to the first power connection port.

11. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 9 wherein said charger housing includes a second power connection port in operative communication with the internal battery for providing an electrical charge from an external power source for recharging the internal battery unit when the charger unit is connected to said external power source via the second power connection port.

12. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 11 wherein said second power connection port is disposed on the exterior surface of the charger housing.

13. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 11 wherein said second power connection port is disposed within the second cavity and engages the second connection interface when the second end of said charging cable is stored in the second cavity of the charger housing whereby an electrical charge is supplied from an external power source for recharging the internal battery unit when the charger unit is connected to said external power source via the second power connection port.

14. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 13 wherein the first end of the charging cable can be removed from its storage cavity and flexed out and away from the charger housing for engagement with the external power source while the second end of the charging cable remains connected to the second power connection port.

15. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 9 further comprising a channel cavity is provided in the charger housing for receiving the intermediate cable portion for storage of the charging cable in a non-use condition.

16. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 15 further comprising friction grips on each of the first and second heads for facilitating removal of said heads from their respective storage cavities.

18. A portable power charger kit comprising:

a wallet;

a portable power charger unit for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said portable charger unit comprising;

a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable internal battery and sized to fit into the wallet; and

a power connection port operatively connected to the internal battery;

multiple interchangeable charging cables, each cable having a first end with a first head and first connection interface projecting therefrom, a second end with a second head and second connection interface projecting therefrom, and an intermediate flexible cable portion connecting the two ends, wherein the charger housing includes a first cavity adapted to receive the first end of each charging cable and a second cavity adapted to receive the second end of each charging cable such that the first and second connection interfaces for each charging cable are disposed within the charger housing and the first and second heads of each charging cable form a part of the exterior surface of the charge housing; and

at least one adapter tip having a female connection port adapted to engage the connection interface of one of said interchangeable charging cables;

wherein said power connection port is disposed within the first cavity and engages the first connection interface when the first end of one of the charging cables is stored in the first cavity of the charger housing.

19. The portable power charger kit as claimed in claim 18 wherein the wallet includes an RFIS protection layer.