Portable cell phone battery charger using solar energy as the primary source of power
First Claim
1. A portable, cellular phone battery charger using solar energy as a primary source of power, comprising:
- a solar energy collecting component including at least two solar panels pivotally connected together and rotatable relative to each other between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration;
a housing that is pivotally connected to said solar energy collecting component;
a battery charger component disposed in the housing-component including a rechargeable battery being electrically connectable to said solar panel, and an output jack being electrically connectable to said battery and said telephone to be recharged;
a switching component disposed in the housing, the switching component comprising a multiple mode switch and associated electrical signal connecting circuitry, said switch and said circuitry being selectively operable between a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode, said first mode connecting said solar energy collecting component to said output jack for providing electrical power to said telephone connected thereto, said second mode connecting said solar energy collecting component to said rechargeable battery for providing recharging electrical power thereto, and said third mode connecting said rechargeable battery to said output jack for providing electrical power to said telephone connected thereto.
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Abstract
A portable, cellular phone battery charger using solar energy as the primary source of power and including two separate solar panels and a battery/switch containing unit. The two panels are hingedly connected together, and the battery/switch containing unit is hingedly connected to the back side of one of the panels. The assembly is pivotable between a retracted configuration in which the three component parts lie in parallel planes, and a deployed configuration in which the two solar panels lie in one plane and the battery/switch unit lies in another plane angularly intersecting the solar panel plane. The device is selectively operable in three different modes; namely, a first mode in which the solar panels are connected to charge or power a cell phone; a second node in which the solar panels are connected to charge the device'"'"'s internal battery, and a third mode in which the internal battery is used to charge or power a phone coupled to the device.
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11 Claims
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1. A portable, cellular phone battery charger using solar energy as a primary source of power, comprising:
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a solar energy collecting component including at least two solar panels pivotally connected together and rotatable relative to each other between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration;
a housing that is pivotally connected to said solar energy collecting component;
a battery charger component disposed in the housing-component including a rechargeable battery being electrically connectable to said solar panel, and an output jack being electrically connectable to said battery and said telephone to be recharged;
a switching component disposed in the housing, the switching component comprising a multiple mode switch and associated electrical signal connecting circuitry, said switch and said circuitry being selectively operable between a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode, said first mode connecting said solar energy collecting component to said output jack for providing electrical power to said telephone connected thereto, said second mode connecting said solar energy collecting component to said rechargeable battery for providing recharging electrical power thereto, and said third mode connecting said rechargeable battery to said output jack for providing electrical power to said telephone connected thereto. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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