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US 2001/0019254 A1Published application
Battery Charger
AssigneePag Ltd.
InventorPaul Lavender
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InventorPaul Lavender
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A casing for a battery charger has an internal volume for accommodating the charging and control components of a charger and a front panel including a plurality of openings for accommodating a display and control switches. Connected to a side of the casing, there is provided a battery fitting which includes a guide member fixed to the casing and a carriage which can slide reciprocally in the guide member. A battery is placed on the same table top as the charger and engages the fitting for mechanical and electrical coupling to the charger. The sliding nature of the fitting can accommodate different size batteries. Furthermore, as the charger does not support the battery, the charger can be made smaller and lighter.
A battery charger including a casing locatable on a support surface, a charging module within the casing and at least one battery fitting on the exterior of the casing to which a battery can be fitted, the fitting providing electrical coupling between a battery and the charging module, wherein the or at least one battery fitting is movable relative to the casing such that a battery coupled thereto is placeable on the same support surface as the casing.
A battery charger casing including at least one battery fitting on the exterior of the casing to which a battery can be fitted, the fitting providing electrical coupling between a battery and the charging module, wherein the or at least one battery fitting is movable between upper and lower positions for allowing a battery coupled thereto to rest on a same support surface as the casing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.