Charger assembly and charging system for an electronic vaping device
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsGeoffrey Brandon JORDAN, Barry S. SMITH, Douglas A. BURTON, Eric HAWES, Sean SUNDBERG, Berina YERKIC-HUSEJNOVIC
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Abstract
A charger assembly is configured to charge the electronic vaping device. The charger assembly includes a base including a housing defining a port. The port is configured to receive a tip end of an electronic vaping device. The port includes a magnetic electrical contact centrally positioned at a bottom of the port and a first pin positioned at the bottom of the port. The charger assembly also includes a microprocessor electrically connected to the magnetic electrical contact and the first pin.
Claims16
A charger assembly configured to charge an electronic device configured to generate a vapor, the charger assembly comprising:
- a housing defining a port corresponding to a shape of the electronic device, the port configured to receive a tip end of the electronic device, the port including,
- a magnetic contact positioned at a bottom of the port to form a first direct connection with the tip end of the electronic device, the first direct connection being a magnetic connection between the magnetic contact and the tip end of the electronic device,
- a first pogo pin positioned at the bottom of the port to form a second direct connection with the tip end of the electronic device, the second direct connection being an electrical connection,
- a second pogo pin positioned at the bottom of the port, the magnetic contact, the first pogo pin and the second pogo pin being separated by a bottom wall of the port, and
- a microprocessor electrically connected to the first pogo pin and the second pogo pin.
A charging system for an electronic device configured to generate a vapor, the charging system comprising:
- the electronic device;
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- a charger assembly configured to charge the electronic device, the charger assembly including,
- a housing defining a port corresponding to a shape of the electronic device, the port configured to receive a tip end of the electronic device, the port including,
- a magnetic contact positioned at a bottom of the port to form a first direct connection with the electronic device, the first direct connection being a magnetic connection between the magnetic contact and the tip end of the electronic device;
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- a first pogo pin positioned at the bottom of the port to form a second direct connection with the tip end of the electronic device, the second direct connection being an electrical connection;
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- a second pogo pin positioned at the bottom of the port, the magnetic contact, the first pogo pin and the second pogo pin being separated by a bottom wall of the port, and
- a microprocessor electrically connected to the first pogo pin and the second pogo pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.