Wireless charging luggage system
AssigneeExxel Outdoors, LLC
InventorsDaniel John Maravilla, Anthony Trent Valladares
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Abstract
A luggage system includes a housing assembly defining one or more luggage compartments therein. The housing assembly has a first outer surface that defines a seat. A frame assembly is positionable at or adjacent to the seat to couple the frame assembly to the housing assembly. The frame assembly defines a slot therein. The frame assembly has a frame surface that defines a charging pad. The charging pad faces an upward direction when the frame assembly is coupled to the housing assembly. A power bank is insertable into the slot for wirelessly charging one or more electronic devices positioned at or adjacent to the charging pad. The luggage system enables one or more power banks or batteries to be transported in an effective, convenient, and safe manner.
Claims20
A luggage system comprising:
- a housing assembly defining one or more luggage compartments therein, the housing assembly having a first outer surface that defines a seat;
- a frame assembly positionable at or adjacent to the seat to couple the frame assembly to the housing assembly, the frame assembly defining a slot therein and including an eject mechanism moveable in the slot between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, the frame assembly having a frame surface that defines a charging pad, wherein the charging pad faces an upward direction when the frame assembly is coupled to the housing assembly;
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- a power bank insertable into the slot for wirelessly charging one or more electronic devices positioned at or adjacent to the charging pad, the eject mechanism configured to alternate between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration each time the power bank is pushed beyond a predetermined position in the slot.
A frame assembly for use with a housing assembly, the frame assembly comprising:
- a chassis extendable over a seat defined at an upper surface of the housing assembly, the chassis including a base wall, a side wall, and an end wall that define a slot in which a power bank is positionable;
- an eject mechanism moveable in the slot between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration, the eject mechanism configured to alternate between the retracted configuration and the extended configuration each time the power bank is pushed beyond a predetermined position in the slot;
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- a cover extendable over the chassis, the cover having a frame surface defining a charging pad that faces an upward direction, wherein one or more electronic devices are positionable on the charging pad for wirelessly charging the one or more electronic devices.
A method of using a luggage system, the method comprising:
- coupling a frame assembly to a housing assembly defining one or more luggage compartments therein, the frame assembly including a cover that includes a door moveable between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
- moving the door toward the open configuration;
- pushing a battery to insert the battery into a slot defined in the frame assembly;
- positioning one or more electronic devices on a charging pad defined at an outer surface of the cover for wirelessly charging the one or more electronic devices;
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- pushing the battery to at least partially eject the power bank from the slot defined in the frame assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.