PHONE CHARGING STAND

• US 20090051319A1
• Filed: 07/24/2008
• Published: 02/26/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ASUSTek Computer, Inc.
• Inventors: Sheng, Bellring, Wang, Jung-Chung, Lin, Yi-Rui, Fang, Ting-Yuan
• Granted Patent: US 8,030,892 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 320/115
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0044 specially adapted for holding portable devices containing batteries H02J7/0045 takes precedence

Abstract

A phone charging stand includes a casing and a cover. The casing has a socket on one surface to hold a phone, and a first universal serial bus (USB) connecting port on another surface of the casing is used to connect a wireless dongle having a USB interface. The cover is pivotally connected to one end of the casing. The cover can be rotated toward the socket to be attached to the casing to hold the phone. The cover can also be rotated toward the another surface of the casing to support the charging stand.

Claims

1. A phone charging stand comprising:

a casing, has a socket for holding a phone and a first universal serial bus (USB) connecting port for being connected to a wireless dongle having a USB interface, wherein the socket is at one surface of the casing, and the first universal serial bus connecting port is at another surface of the casing; and

a cover pivotally connected to one end of the casing, the cover is capable of being rotated toward the socket to be attached to the casing further to hold the phone, and the cover also is capable of being rotated toward the another surface of the casing to support the phone charging stand.

2. The phone charging stand according to claim 1 further comprising a second USB connecting port which is located at the another surface of the casing and is electrically connected to the first USB connecting port.

3. The phone charging stand according to claim 1, wherein the cover further comprises a pair of connecting arms which extend from two sides of the cover to be pivotally connected to the casing.

4. The phone charging stand according to claim 3 further comprising a USB connecting wire for connecting the second USB connecting port to a computer system.

5. The phone charging stand according to claim 1 further comprising a charging electrode which is located in the socket.

6. The phone charging stand according to claim 1, when the cover is rotated to be attached to the casing, the cover has enough length to cover the whole phone.