Charging system with compressible contacts

An apparatus for charging a rechargeable device body, the apparatus comprising:

• a compressible conductor comprising an interior portion defining a flexible charging surface and a perimeter portion laterally surrounding the interior portion, the compressible conductor defining a variable resistance between the interior portion and the perimeter portion in response to a conductor deformation;
• a non-conductive liner aligned to the perimeter portion, the non-conductive liner defining an opening aligned to the interior portion of the compressible conductor to define a charging cavity configured to receive the rechargeable device body for contact with the flexible charging surface, the charging cavity configured to receive the rechargeable device body for charging in more than one orientation;
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• a contact plate electrically coupled to the perimeter portion and configured to be electrically coupled to the rechargeable device body in the charging cavity via the interior portion.

An apparatus for charging a rechargeable device comprising a body comprising a first side with a first charging portion and a second side opposite the first side with a second charging portion, the apparatus comprising:

• a base comprising a compressible first conductor and a compressible first insulator adjacent to the first conductor, the first conductor defining a first variable resistance in response to a first conductor deformation;
• a lid comprising a compressible second conductor and a compressible second insulator adjacent to the second conductor, the second conductor defining a second variable resistance in response to a second conductor deformation, the lid being movable between an open position and a closed position relative to the base, the closed position of the lid being configured to contact the first conductor with one of the first and second charging portions and contact the second conductor with the other of the first and second charging portions;
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• a charging cavity defined between the first and second conductors configured to receive the rechargeable device body for charging in more than one orientation when the lid is in the closed position.