Charging cradle for seating portable device both horizontally and vertically

• US 7,415,292 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2005
• Issued: 08/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Jun-Sang, Lee, Chang-Soo, Park, In-Gon
• Primary Examiner(s): Anderson; Matthew
• Assistant Examiner(s): DAO, MINH D
• Application Number:
  US11/273,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20060121953A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,009 Days
• Field of Search: 455/573, 455/575.1, 455/90.3, 455/128, 455/347, 379/13, 379/330, 379/428.01
• US Class Current: 455/573
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/04 Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers

Abstract

Disclosed is a charging cradle for seating a portable device both horizontally and vertically. The charging cradle for a portable device includes a cradle body, a support body supporting the cradle body on a rear side of the cradle body, a first slot defined and surrounded by an inner wall of the cradle body, so as to seat the portable device therein in such a manner that the portable device can stand in a vertical direction of the cradle body, and a second slot formed before the first slot and extending in a horizontal direction of the cradle body, so as to seat the portable device therein in such a manner that the portable device can be placed in the horizontal direction.

Claims

1. A charging cradle for a portable device, comprising:

a cradle body;

a support body supporting the cradle body on a rear side of the cradle body;

a first slot defined and surrounded by an inner wall of the cradle body, so as to seat the portable device therein in such a manner that the portable device can stand in a vertical direction of the cradle body; and

a second slot formed before the first slot and extending in a horizontal direction of the cradle body, so as to seat the portable device therein in such a manner that the portable device can be placed in the horizontal direction.

2. A charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein the cradle body has a shape to support the portable device in either the horizontal or vertical position.

3. A charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein the support body supports the cradle body in such a manner that the cradle body is inclined.

4. A charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein the cradle body includes a lower support portion for supporting the horizontal placement of the portable device at an lower end thereof.

5. A charging cradle according to claim 4, wherein both ends of the lower support portion are bent to stably hold the portable device seated in the charging cradle.

6. A charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein the first slot has a first opened end provided on an upper surface of the cradle body and a second opened end provided on a bottom surface of the cradle body.

7. A charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein the second slot has a third opened end provided on an upper surface of the cradle body, fourth opened ends provided on side surfaces of the cradle body, and a fifth opened end provided on a front surface of the cradle body.

8. A charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein a spatial area of the second slot is trespassed by the portable device when the portable device is seated in the charging cradle vertically.

9. A charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein the first slot is not trespassed by the portable device when the portable device is seated in the charging cradle horizontally.

10. A charging cradle according to claim 1, wherein the first slot has a connection portion to connect with the portable device when the portable device is seated in the charging cradle vertically.