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Staggered charging system

  • US 9,425,651 B2
  • Filed: 12/19/2013
  • Issued: 08/23/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of charging a consumer electronic device, the method comprising:

  • providing two consumer electronic sub-system, each consumer electronic subsystem comprising;

    an enclosure;

    one or more cradles formed in the enclosure, each of the cradles having a cavity and a support wall, the cavity sized to contain at least one portion of at least a first consumer electronic device, each of the support walls for supporting a consumer electronic device;

    a first surface of the enclosure having a forward interface connector for connecting to other consumer electronic sub-systems;

    a second surface of the enclosure having a rearward interface connector for connecting to either power or connection to another consumer electronic sub-system; and

    one or more power ports, each of the one or more power ports associated with one of the cradles;

    connecting the rearward interface connector of a first consumer electronic sub-system of the two consumer electronic sub-systems to the forward interface connector of a second consumer electronic sub-system of the two consumer electronic sub-systems;

    connecting a power supply to the rearward interface connector of the second consumer electronic sub-system; and

    connecting one end of a power cable to each of one or more consumer electronic devices and a distal end of each of the power cables to one of the one or more power ports for charging the consumer electronic devices.

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