Electrical appliance and charger
First Claim
1. A charger that charges a rechargeable energy source of a flashlight received in a flashlight receiving region of the charger, the charger comprising:
- a charger body;
a first charger electrical contact that provides an electrical connection to a corresponding first flashlight electrical contact;
a first longitudinally extending flashlight support; and
a second longitudinally extending flashlight support that is located opposite the flashlight receiving region from the first support and is mounted for pivotal motion relative to the charger body, wherein the first and second supports define a flashlight receiving region radial dimension that varies linearly as a function of the longitudinal position along the first and second supports to define a longitudinally extending linear taper, the first and second supports having head ends and tail ends, wherein the radial dimension nearer to the head ends is greater than the radial dimension nearer to the tail ends.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes a charger (104) and a portable appliance such as a flashlight (102). The flashlight includes first and second flashlight electrical contacts. The charger includes first (122a) and second (122b) flashlight supports or jaws that support the flashlight in a flashlight receiving region of the charger (104). The flashlight supports (122) include a tapered surface that varies a dimension of the battery receiving region as a function of a longitudinal position of the flashlight supports (122). The charger (104) also includes a light source (120) that indicates when the flashlight (102) has been correctly inserted in the charger (104).
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22 Claims
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1. A charger that charges a rechargeable energy source of a flashlight received in a flashlight receiving region of the charger, the charger comprising:
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a charger body; a first charger electrical contact that provides an electrical connection to a corresponding first flashlight electrical contact; a first longitudinally extending flashlight support; and a second longitudinally extending flashlight support that is located opposite the flashlight receiving region from the first support and is mounted for pivotal motion relative to the charger body, wherein the first and second supports define a flashlight receiving region radial dimension that varies linearly as a function of the longitudinal position along the first and second supports to define a longitudinally extending linear taper, the first and second supports having head ends and tail ends, wherein the radial dimension nearer to the head ends is greater than the radial dimension nearer to the tail ends. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A charger that charges a rechargeable energy source of a flashlight received in a flashlight receiving region of the charger, the charger comprising:
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a charger body; a first charger electrical contact that provides an electrical connection to a corresponding first flashlight electrical contact; a first longitudinally extending flashlight support; and a second longitudinally extending flashlight support that is located opposite the flashlight receiving region from the first support and is mounted for pivotal motion relative to the charger body, wherein the second support defines a flashlight receiving region radial dimension that varies linearly as a function of the longitudinal position along the second support to define a longitudinally extending linear taper, the second support having a head end and a tail end, wherein the radial dimension at the head end is greater than the radial dimension nearer to the tail end. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A charger that charges a rechargeable energy source of a flashlight received in a flashlight receiving region of the charger, the charger comprising:
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a charger body; a first charger electrical contact that provides an electrical connection to a corresponding first flashlight electrical contact; a first longitudinally extending flashlight support; and a second longitudinally extending flashlight support that is located opposite the flashlight receiving region from the first support and is mounted for pivotal motion relative to the charger body, wherein the first and second supports define a flashlight receiving region radial dimension that varies linearly as a function of the longitudinal position along the first and second supports to define a longitudinally extending linear taper such that the first and second supports extend partially circumferentially around a flashlight and define a forwardly facing gap, wherein the gap nearer to a head end of the flashlight is greater than the gap nearer to a tail end of the flashlight. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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Specification