Cellular phone charging stand
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1. A charging stand for charging a mobile phone, the stand comprising:
- a base defining a receptacle configured to receive the mobile phone;
a battery charging circuit including a power cord extending into the base, step-down circuitry for reducing supplied voltage from the cord, and exposed contacts configured to supply the reduced voltage to a battery of the mobile phone received in the receptacle;
a removable ink cartridge received in the receptacle and configured to supply ink to a printer of the mobile phone received in the receptacle;
an ink connection pin protruding from the base and in fluid communication with the removable ink cartridge; and
an elastomeric molding formed around the ink connection pin and covering an outlet of the ink connection pin, whereinthe elastomeric molding is adapted to compress upon receipt of the mobile phone in the receptacle to expose the outlet of the ink connection pin.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a charging stand for charging a mobile phone. The stand includes a base defining a receptacle configured to receive the mobile phone. A battery charging circuit includes a power cord extending into the base, step-down circuitry for reducing supplied voltage from the cord, and exposed contacts configured to supply the reduced voltage to a battery of the mobile phone received in the receptacle. A removable ink cartridge is received in the receptacle and is configured to supply ink to a printer of the mobile phone received in the receptacle.
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1. A charging stand for charging a mobile phone, the stand comprising:
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a base defining a receptacle configured to receive the mobile phone; a battery charging circuit including a power cord extending into the base, step-down circuitry for reducing supplied voltage from the cord, and exposed contacts configured to supply the reduced voltage to a battery of the mobile phone received in the receptacle; a removable ink cartridge received in the receptacle and configured to supply ink to a printer of the mobile phone received in the receptacle; an ink connection pin protruding from the base and in fluid communication with the removable ink cartridge; and an elastomeric molding formed around the ink connection pin and covering an outlet of the ink connection pin, wherein the elastomeric molding is adapted to compress upon receipt of the mobile phone in the receptacle to expose the outlet of the ink connection pin. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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