Outlet enclosure for device chargers

• US 9,337,676 B2
• Filed: 01/07/2014
• Issued: 05/10/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Joseph Benigno
• Original Assignee: Joseph Benigno
• Inventors: Benigno, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Assouad, Patrick
• Assistant Examiner(s): BROWN, LAMARR A
• Application Number:
  US14/148,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20150194832A1
• Time in Patent Office: 854 Days
• Field of Search: 320/111, 320/107, 439/373, 324/424
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/22 The load being a portable electronic device
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0013 acting upon several batteries simultaneously or sequentially H02J7/1423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0042 characterised by the mechanical construction
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters

Abstract

An enclosure includes a housing adapted to cover at least the body of a power adaptor of a device charger. The housing has an opening to allow access to the charging wire port of the power adaptor. The opening is smaller than the power adaptor, so the power adaptor cannot be removed from the housing through the window. Further, the window can permit the charging wire plug to be plugged into and removed from the charging wire port while the power adaptor remains in the housing. The housing further includes charging wire trap which captures the charging wire. The charging wire trap holds the wire between the charging wire plug and the device interface. The charging wire trap is sized to not allow either the charging wire plug or the device interface to pass through it. The enclosure can also include an anchor point attached to the housing.

Claims

1. An enclosure for a device charger plugged into an outlet having a faceplate, the device charger including a power adaptor and a charging wire, the enclosure comprising:

a housing configured to enclose the power adaptor, comprising;

an opening permitting one end of the charging wire to contact the power adaptor and preventing the power adaptor from passing through the opening; and

a wire trap securing the charging wire; and

an anchor point fixed to the housing and configured to attach the housing to the outlet, and

wherein the opening permits the charging wire to connect and disconnect to the power adaptor without removing the charging wire from the wire trap and with the power adaptor remaining in the outlet.

2. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the anchor point is configured to attach the housing to the faceplate.

3. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the wire trap secures multiple charging wires.

4. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the wire trap is a gap in the housing.

5. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the wire trap is external to the housing.

6. The enclosure of claim 1, wherein the housing is configured to enclose multiple power adaptors.

7. The enclosure of claim 6, wherein the housing configured to enclose multiple power adaptors further comprises multiple openings equal to the number of power adaptors.

8. An enclosure for a device charger plugged into an outlet having a faceplate, the device charger including a power adaptor and a charging wire, the enclosure comprising:

a housing having a first side and a second side and configured to enclose the power adaptor, comprising;

an opening permitting one end of the charging wire to contact the power adaptor and preventing the power adaptor from passing through the opening; and

a gap in both the first and second sides of the housing acting as a wire trap securing the charging wire by passing the charging wire through the gap in both sides; and

an anchor point fixed to the housing and configured to attach the housing to the outlet.