US 6,870,089 B1 · System and apparatus for charging an electronic device using solar energy

Abstract

A system and apparatus for charging an electronic device using solar energy are disclosed. In one form, a portable storage apparatus operable to charge a battery associated with an electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus includes a first material configured to provide a storage space for storing articles. The storage space includes an interior portion and an exterior portion. The apparatus further includes a first flexible solar panel coupled to an exterior portion of the portable storage apparatus and integrated as a part of the first material. A second positional solar panel is also provided and coupled to an interior portion of the portable storage apparatus. The apparatus further includes a universal 12-volt charge port coupled to the first and second solar panels and operable to receive a charge conductor for charging the electronic device.

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Dependent claims

A portable storage apparatus for charging an electronic device comprising:

at least one solar panel intergrated as a part of an exterior surface of a storage apparatus operable to store an electronic device;
a conductive element electrically coupled between the at least one solar panel and a universal twelve-volt charge port, the universal twelve-volt charge port operable to couple converted solar energy to charge a rechargeable battery of the electronic device;
and a layer of material, not directly coupled to the solar panel, covering the solar panel and coupled to the material of the exterior surface.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and apparatus for charging an electronic device using solar energy

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System and apparatus for charging an electronic device using solar energy

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Abstract

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