Hot contact adapter for portable computing device
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsStanislav Moisevenko, Vadim Pichahchi, Abdur Rahman
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Abstract
A hot contact adapter for use with portable computing devices, such as laptop, notebook and tablet computers, PDA's and gaming devices, is disclosed. The adapter has a plug which fits in the power input port of the device and a body have a distal surface with exposed electrodes formed thereon. The device, with the adapter mounted thereon, may then be used with a charging cradle having electrodes which contact the adapter electrodes when the device is placed in the cradle. The cradle is connected to a source of power, such that power is supplied to the device in the cradle via the adapter.
Claims11
A hot contact adapter for charging a portable computer, comprising:
- a plug for inserting into a power port in the portable computing device and providing electrical contact therewith, and a body extending from said plug, said body having a surface distal from said plug, said distal surface comprising a pair of generally flat electrodes electrically coupled to power input electrodes in said power port when said plug is inserted into the power port.
A hot contact adapter for use with a computing device which mates with a charging cradle, said computing device having a recessed, generally cylindrical DC input power port, said adapter comprising:
- a plug which mates with and makes electrical contact with said input power port, a body connected to said plug, said body having a distal surface in relation to said portable computing device, said distal surface having a pair of generally flat electrodes positioned thereon for mating with a pair of corresponding electrodes positioned on said charging cradle, and an alignment structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.