Battery charger
AssigneeEveready Battery Company, Inc.
InventorsMichael J Brandon, II, Jason M Barr, Peter F Hoffman, David A Furth, Rachel P Devereaux, Mandy Iswarienko
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Abstract
A battery charger (100) includes a base (102) which selectively receives first (104a) and second (104b) battery pods. The battery pods (104a, 104b), which are adapted to receive one or more batteries (212) for charging, have a form factor which facilitates the handling of the pods (104) and the batteries (212) received therein. Charging energy may be allocated between the pods (104) as a function of the temporal sequence in which the pods (104) are received by the base (102). Charging energy may also be allocated among the batteries (212) so that the batteries (212) are substantially charged at about the same time.
Claims22
A charger comprising:
- a battery pod for holding batteries for transport and charging, said battery pod comprising:
- a body;
- a battery receiving region defined within the body and configured to receive a plurality of batteries including at least one of AAA, AA, C and D sized batteries;
- and
- a cover attached to the body and moveable to an open position and a closed position, wherein the plurality of batteries may be removed from the battery pod with the cover in the open position and installed in an external device for powering of the external device;
- and
- a base to receive the battery pod to provide charging energy to the battery pod to charge the plurality of batteries, wherein the battery pod is removable from the base to transport the plurality of batteries.
A charger comprising:
- a first battery pod for holding batteries for transport and charging, said first battery pod comprising:
- a first body;
- a first battery receiving region defined within the first body and configured to receive a first plurality of batteries including at least one of AAA, AA, C and D sized batteries;
- and
- a first cover attached to the first body and moveable to an open position and a closed position, wherein the first plurality of batteries may be removed from the first battery pod with the first cover in the open position and installed in an external device for powering of the external device;
- a second battery pod for holding batteries for transport and charging, said second battery pod comprising:
- a second body;
- a second battery receiving region configured to receive a second plurality of batteries;
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- a second cover attached to the second body and moveable to an open position for insertion and removal and a closed position, wherein the second plurality of batteries may be removed from the second battery pod with the second cover in the open position and installed in an external device for powering of the external device;
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- a base to provide charging energy to the first battery pod to charge the first plurality of batteries, and operable to provide second charging energy to the second battery pod to charge the second plurality of batteries.
A charger comprising:
- a battery pod for holding one or more batteries for transport and charging, said first battery pod comprising:
- a body;
- a battery receiving region defined within the body and configured to receive one or more batteries;
- and
- a cover slidingly engaged to the body and moveable to an open position and a closed position, wherein the one or more batteries may be removed from the battery pod with the cover in the open position and installed in an external device for powering of the external device;
- and
- a base comprising a single bay to provide charging energy to charge the one or more batteries, wherein the battery pod is removable from the base to transport the plurality of batteries.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.