Wireless charger assembly for a cellphone
A wireless charger assembly for wirelessly charging a cellphone having a receiving coil. The assembly includes a cellphone case securable to the cellphone having a bottom defining a bore. The bottom has a thickness surrounding the bore. The assembly also includes a wireless charger mount securable to the cellphone case, including a base, a protrusion, and a transmitting coil housed within the protrusion. The protrusion and the transmitting coil are receivable within the bore for charging the cellphone when the cellphone case is secured to the cellphone and the wireless charger mount.
1 . A wireless charger assembly for wirelessly charging a cellphone having a receiving coil comprising:
a cellphone case securable to the cellphone, the cellphone case comprising a first locking member and a bottom defining a bore, the bottom having a thickness surrounding the bore; and
a wireless charger mount securable to the cellphone case, the wireless charger mount comprising a second locking member, a base, a protrusion, and a transmitting coil housed within the protrusion, the protrusion and the transmitting coil receivable within the bore for charging the cellphone when the cellphone case is secured to the cellphone and the wireless charger mount;
wherein the thickness of the bottom surrounding the bore is greater than the distance between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil when the cellphone case is secured to the cellphone and the wireless charger mount, and
wherein the cellphone case is releasably secured to the wireless charger mount by rotating at least one of the first locking member and the second locking member.
2 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of metal plates for magnetically securing the wireless charger mount to the cellphone case.
3 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cellphone case includes a first metal plate and the base includes a second metal plate, at least one of the first and second metal plates being a magnet, the first and second metal plates for magnetically securing the wireless charger mount to the cellphone case.
4 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second locking member comprises a plurality of tabs and the first locking member comprises a plurality of slots contiguous with the bore for receiving the tabs, the wireless charger mount being rotatable relative to the cellphone case to engage the tabs and the cellphone case when the tabs are received by the slots.
5 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of metal plates for magnetically securing the wireless charger mount to the cellphone case.
6 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 4 , wherein the cellphone case includes a first metal plate and the base includes a second metal plate, and wherein the first and second metal plates magnetically secure the wireless charger mount to the cellphone case.
7 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second locking member comprises four lateral tabs spaced 90 degrees apart and the first locking member comprises four lateral slots contiguous with the bore spaced 90 degrees apart for receiving the tabs, the wireless charger mount being rotatable relative to the cellphone case to engage the tabs and the cellphone case when the tabs are received by the slots.
8 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 7 , wherein the cellphone case includes a first metal plate and the base includes a second metal plate, and wherein the first and second metal plates magnetically secure the wireless charger mount to the cellphone case.
9 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 1 , wherein the second locking member comprises two lateral tabs spaced 180 degrees apart and the first locking member comprises two lateral slots contiguous with the bore spaced 180 degrees apart for receiving the tabs, the wireless charger mount being rotatable relative to the cellphone case to engage the tabs and the cellphone case when the tabs are received by the slots.
10 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 1 , wherein the base is circular and the protrusion is disk shaped and has a diameter and the base is disk shaped and has a diameter, the diameter of the base being greater than the diameter of the protrusion.
11 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cellphone case is releasable from the wireless charger mount by rotating at least one of the first locking member and the second locking member.
12 . A wireless charger assembly for wirelessly charging a cellphone having a receiving coil comprising:
a cellphone case securable to the cellphone having a bottom defining a bore, the bottom having a thickness surrounding the bore; and
a wireless charger mount securable to the cellphone case, the wireless charger mount including a base, a protrusion, and a transmitting coil housed within the protrusion, the protrusion and the transmitting coil receivable within the bore for charging the cellphone when the cellphone case is secured to the cellphone and the wireless charger mount;
wherein the thickness of the bottom surrounding the bore is greater than the distance between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil when the cellphone case is secured to the cellphone and the wireless charger mount, and
wherein the wireless charger mount includes at least one tab and the bottom defines at least one slot contiguous with the bore for receiving the tab, the wireless charger mount being rotatable relative to the cellphone case to engage the tab and the cellphone case when the tab is received by the slot.
13 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of metal plates for magnetically securing the wireless charger mount to the cellphone case.
14 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 12 , wherein the cellphone case includes a first metal plate and the base includes a second metal plate, at least one of the first metal plate and second metal plates being a magnet, the first and second metal plates for magnetically securing the wireless charger mount to the cellphone case.
15 . A wireless charger assembly for wirelessly charging a cellphone having a receiving coil comprising:
a cellphone case securable to the cellphone having a bottom defining a bore, the bottom having a thickness surrounding the bore, the bore including at least one lateral slot;
a wireless charger mount securable to the cellphone case, the wireless charger mount including a base, a protrusion, and a transmitting coil housed within the protrusion, the protrusion and the transmitting coil receivable within the bore for charging the cellphone when the cellphone case is secured to the cellphone and the wireless charger mount, the protrusion including at least one lateral tab;
the wireless charger mount being securable to the cellphone case by rotating the wireless charger mount relative to the cellphone case when the lateral tab of the protrusion is received by the lateral slot of the cellphone case; and
wherein the thickness of the bottom surrounding the bore is greater than the distance between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil when the cellphone case is secured to the cellphone and the wireless charger mount.
16 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 15 , wherein the protrusion is disk shaped and has a diameter and the base is disk shaped and has a diameter, the diameter of the base being greater than the diameter of the protrusion.
17 . A wireless charger assembly for wirelessly charging a cellphone having a receiving coil comprising:
a cellphone case securable to the cellphone having a bottom defining a bore, the bottom having a thickness surrounding the bore, the bore including four lateral slots spaced 90 degrees apart;
a wireless charger mount securable to the cellphone case, the wireless charger mount including a base, a protrusion, and a transmitting coil housed within the protrusion, the protrusion and the transmitting coil receivable within the bore for charging the cellphone when the cellphone case is secured to the cellphone, the protrusion including four lateral tabs spaced 90 degrees apart;
the wireless charger mount being securable to the cellphone case by rotating the wireless charger mount relative to the cellphone case when the lateral tabs of the protrusion are received by the lateral slots of the cellphone case;
wherein the thickness of the bottom surrounding the bore is greater than the distance between the transmitting coil and the receiving coil when the cellphone case is secured to the cellphone.
18 . The wireless charger assembly of claim 17 , wherein the base is circular and the protrusion is disk shaped and has a diameter and the base is disk shaped and has a diameter, the diameter of the base being greater than the diameter of the protrusion.