COMBINATION STORAGE RACK AND CHARGER FOR TABLET COMPUTERS AND SMARTPHONES

• US 20160352118A1
• Filed: 06/01/2015
• Published: 12/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cheng Y.U. Huang
• Original Assignee: Cheng Y.U. Huang
• Inventors: Huang, Cheng Yu
• Application Number:
  US14/726,711
• Publication Number:
  US 20160352118A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 23/043 adjustable, foldable
• 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 7/0042 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 combination device includes a charger including a socket and USB ports; holders each including a lengthwise groove; block members each configured to insert into the USB port; joining members each including two sets of first and second axes wherein the first axes are pivotably secured to the holder and the second axes are pivotably secured to the adjacent holder; first and second hinges each including a first part having two axes and a pivot, and a second part having two axes and a hole for receiving the pivot. The first part of the first hinge and a corner of the charger are hinged and the second part thereof and a corner of the adjacent holder adjacent are hinged. The first part of the second hinge and a corner of the holder are hinged and the second part thereof and a corner of the distal holder are hinged.

Claims

1. A combination storage rack and charger comprising:

a parallelepiped charger including a socket and a plurality of USB (Universal Serial bus) ports;

a plurality of holders each including a central, lengthwise groove and an inclined trough on a surface of the groove;

a plurality of block members each including a peg configured to insert into the USB port;

a plurality of joining members each including two sets of first and second axes wherein the first axes are pivotably secured to the holder and the second axes are pivotably secured to the adjacent holder;

first and second hinges each including a first part having two axes and a pivot, and a second part having two axes and a hole;

wherein the pivot is pivotably disposed in the hole;

wherein the first part of the first hinge is hingedly secured to a corner of the charger and the second part thereof is hingedly secured to a corner of the holder adjacent to the charger; and

wherein the first part of the second hinge is hingedly secured to a corner of the holder and the second part thereof is hingedly secured to a corner of the holder distal the charger.