Multiple battery, multiple rate battery charger
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1. A battery charger for charging at least two rechargeable batteries, comprising:
- first means for receiving a first battery and second means for receiving a second battery;
interruptible means for supplying a first charging current to said first battery when said first battery is disposed in said first means for receiving;
means for detecting the presence of said second battery in said second means for receiving; and
means, responsive to said means for detecting the presence of said second battery, for supplying a second charging current to said second battery and for interrupting said first charging current while said second charging current is being supplied.
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Abstract
A multiple battery, multiple rate automatic switching battery charger is disclosed. Two or more batteries are charged sequentially in a multiple pocket battery chargers in order to maintain a low peak power consumption level. One battery pocket is assigned a priority so that a battery placed therein will be charged first at a fast rate of charge. Upon completion of the fast charge cycle, the priority battery can be trickle charged during the fast charge of the non-priority pocket battery.
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1. A battery charger for charging at least two rechargeable batteries, comprising:
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first means for receiving a first battery and second means for receiving a second battery; interruptible means for supplying a first charging current to said first battery when said first battery is disposed in said first means for receiving; means for detecting the presence of said second battery in said second means for receiving; and means, responsive to said means for detecting the presence of said second battery, for supplying a second charging current to said second battery and for interrupting said first charging current while said second charging current is being supplied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of charging at least two batteries, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a first battery in a first charging pocket; interruptibly supplying a first charging current to said first battery; receiving a second battery in a second charging pocket; detecting the presence of said second battery in said second charging pocket; and supplying a second charging current to said second battery and interrupting said first charging current while said second charging current is being supplied in response to said detection of the presence of said second battery. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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