Battery charger for charging a wireless signal source and detachable receiver

• US 6,498,458 B1
• Filed: 11/01/2001
• Issued: 12/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cliff Chen
• Original Assignee: Cliff Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Cliff
• Primary Examiner(s): Tso, Edward H.
• Application Number:
  US09/985,108
• Time in Patent Office: 418 Days
• Field of Search: 320/107, 320/110, 320/112, 320/113, 320/114, 320/115
• US Class Current: 320/114
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/039 Accessories therefor, e.g. mouse pads
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A battery charger and receiver arrangement is constructed to include a battery charger adapted for charging the battery of a wireless signal source, the battery charger having a cable for connection to a computer and an electric female connector, and a detachable receiver adapted for receiving signal from the wireless signal source to be charged by the battery charger and transmitting received signal to the computer through the cable of the battery charger, the receiver having an electric male connector connectable to the electric female connector of the battery charger for transmission of signal to the computer through the cable of the battery charger.

Claims

1. A battery charger and receiver arrangement comprising:

a battery charger, said battery charger comprising a charging chamber adapted for charging a wireless signal source, an electric female connector, and an electric plug cable electrically extended from said electric female connector adapted for connecting to a computer for transmitting signals from said electric female connector to the computer; and

a detachable receiver adapted for receiving signals from the wireless signal source to be charged by said battery charger, said receiver having an electric male connector adapted for connection to the electric female connector of said battery charger for enabling received signals from the wireless signal source to be transmitted to the computer to which said electric plug cable is connected and to charge said receiver.

2. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electric male connector of said receiver is a USB plug, said electric female connector of said battery charger is a USB socket, and said electric plug cable is USB plug cable for connection to a USB socket of a computer.

3. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electric male connector of said receiver is a PS/2 computer plug, said electric female connector of said battery charger is a PS/2 computer socket, and said electric plug cable is a PS/2 computer plug cable for connection to a PS/2 computer socket.

4. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the computer to which said electric plug cable connected is a notebook computer.

5. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein the computer to which said electric plug cable connected is a desktop computer.

11. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein said receiver is adapted for receiving signal from a wireless mouse.

12. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein said receiver is adapted for receiving signal from a wireless keyboard.

13. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein said receiver is adapted for receiving signal from a wireless joystick or joypad.

14. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 1 wherein said receiver is adapted for receiving

6. A battery charger and receiver arrangement comprising:

a battery charger, said battery charger comprising a charging chamber adapted for charging a wireless signal source, an electric female connector, and an electric plug cable electrically extended from said electric female connector adapted for connecting to a computer for transmitting signals from said electric female connector to the computer; and

a receiver adapted for receiving signals from the wireless signal source to be charged by said battery charger, said receiver having an electric male connector adapted for connection to the electric female connector of said battery charger for enabling received signals from the wireless signal source to be transmitted to the computer to which said electric plug cable is connected and to charge said receiver, said battery charger including an insertion hole into which said receiver is inserted and connected to the electric female connector of said battery charger.

7. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 6 wherein said insertion hole is disposed in a top side of said battery charger, and the electric female connector of said battery charger is installed in a bottom end of said insertion hole.

8. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 6 wherein said insertion hole is an open chamber formed in a front sidewall of said battery charger and extended to one lateral side of said battery charger, and the electric female connector of said battery charger is installed in an inner end of said insertion hole.

9. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 8 wherein said insertion hole is disposed near a bottom side of said battery charger.

10. The battery charger and receiver arrangement as claimed in claim 6 wherein said insertion hole is formed in a front sidewall of said battery charger