Granted Patent B2

US 11,005,279 · App. 13/833,838 · Granted May 11, 2021

Inventors: Garold C. Miller (Glastonbury, CT); Nathan Daniel Weinstein (Glastonbury, CT)

Assignee: HALO2CLOUD, LLC

H02J7/0042H02J7/00H02J2207/30H02J2207/40

Abstract

Claims (38)

1. A portable charger unit for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said portable charger unit comprising:

a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable battery and defining a first side wall and an opposing second side wall said first and second side walls being generally parallel to one another:

a wall plug interface operatively connected to the charger housing and configured for engagement with a wall socket said wall plug interface being pivotably connected to the charger housing for movement between an extended position where said wall plug interface projects outwardly away from the charger housing for use and a retracted position for storage of said wall plug interface within the charger housing, said wall plug interface being operatively connected to the internal battery for providing an electrical charge from an external power source to the charger unit when said wall plug interface is operatively engaged with said power source and for recharging the internal battery when the charger unit is connected to said power source in said manner;

a car charger interface operatively connected to the charger housing and configured for engagement with a car charger socket said car charger interface being pivotably connected to the charger housing for movement between an extended position where said car charger interface projects outwardly away from the charger housing for use and a retracted position for storage of said car charger interface within the charger housing, said car charger interface being operatively connected to the internal battery for providing an electrical charge from an external power source to the charger unit when said car charger interface is operatively engaged with said power source and for recharging the internal battery when the charger unit is connected to said power source in said manner: and

at least one power output interface operatively connected to the internal battery for providing an electrical charge from the internal battery to said at least one electronic device when said at least one electronic device is connected to the charger unit via the at least one power output interface,

wherein both the wall plug interface and the car charger interface are independently pivotable to respective retracted positions, such that, when said wall plug interface and said car charger interface are in their respective retracted positions, each is disposed within a common cavity formed solely within the charger housing and defined, in part, by the first and second opposing side walls of the charger housing so that both said interfaces are contained and disposed within the general voluminal footprint of the charger housing, so that the first and second opposing side walls of the charger housing enclose both the wall plug interface and the car charger interface when in said retracted positions.

2. The portable charger unit according to claim 1 , wherein the cavity for the wall plug interface and the cavity of the car charger interface form a common cavity formed within the charger housing such that said wall plug interface and said car charger interface are stored within said common cavity formed within the charger housing and can be simultaneously disposed in respective retracted positions within said common cavity without interfering with movement of the other interface to its respective extended position.

3. The portable charger unit according to claim 2 , wherein the wall plug interface and the car charger interface are each selectively movable to a respective extended position for use as a power input interface independent of the other interface.

4. A portable charger unit for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said portable charger unit comprising:

a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable battery and defining a first side wall and an opposing second side wall, said first and second side wall being generally parallel to one another;

at least two power input interfaces, each pivotably connected to the charger housing for independent movement between an extended position where each said interface projects outwardly away from the charger housing for use and a retracted position for storage of said interface within the charger housing, each said one power input interface being operatively connected to the internal battery for providing an electrical charge from an external power source to the charger unit when said interface is operatively engaged with said power source and for recharging the internal battery when the charger unit is connected to said power source in said manner; and

at least one power output interface operatively connected to the internal battery for providing an electrical charge from the internal battery to said at least one electronic device when said at least one electronic device is connected to the charger unit via the at least one power output interface,

wherein the at least one power output interface comprises a power connection port configured for connection with a power input interface of said at least one electronic device; and

wherein the power connection port is capable of acting as a power input and a power output depending on what is connected to the charger unit via the power connection port,

wherein said at least two power input interfaces are stored within a common cavity formed solely within the charger housing and defined, in part, by two opposing faces of the charger housing,

wherein said at least two power input interfaces are simultaneously disposed in respective retracted positions within said common cavity without interfering with movement of the other interface to its respective extended position, and

wherein said at least two power input interfaces retract towards each other.

5. The portable charger unit according to claim 4 , wherein said power connection port acts as a power input when the power connection port is connected to an external power source that provides an electrical charge to the charger unit, and said charge is used for recharging the internal battery when the charger unit is connected to said power source via the power connection port; and

wherein said power connection port acts as a power output when the power connection port is connected to the at least one electronic device, and a charge is provided from the internal battery of the charger unit to the electronic device to recharge the internal battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the charger unit via the power connection port.

6. The portable charger unit according to claim 1 , further comprising power indicator means provided on the charger housing for indicating the power capacity level of the internal battery.

7. A portable charger unit for recharging at least one electronic device having a rechargeable internal battery, said portable charger unit comprising:

a charger housing internally storing a rechargeable battery; a wall plug interface configured for engagement with a wall socket and being operatively connected to the internal battery for providing an electrical charge from said wall socket to the charger unit when said wall plug interface is operatively engaged with said wall socket and for recharging the internal battery when the charger unit is connected to said wall socket in said manner, said wall plug interface being pivotably connected to the charger housing for movement between an extended position where said wall plug interface projects outwardly away from the charger housing for use and a retracted position for storage of said wall plug interface within the charger housing;

a car charger interface configured for engagement with a car charger socket and being operatively connected to the internal battery for providing an electrical charge from said car charger socket to the charger unit when said car charger interlace is operatively engaged with

said car charger socket and for recharging the internal battery when the charger unit is connected to said car charger socket in said manner, said car charger interface being pivotably connected to the charger housing for movement between an extended position where said car charger interface projects outwardly away from the charger housing for use and a retracted position for storage of said car charger interface within the charger housing; and

at least one power output interlace operatively connected to the internal battery for providing an electrical charge from the internal battery to said at least one electronic device when said at least one electronic device is connected to the charger unit via the at least one power output interface,

wherein said wall plug interface and said car charger interface are stored within a common cavity formed solely within the charger housing and defined, in part, by two opposing faces of the charger housing,

wherein said wall plug interface and said car charger interlace are simultaneously disposed in respective retracted positions within said common cavity without interfering with movement of the other interface to its respective extended position, and

wherein said wall plug interface and said car charger interface retract towards each other.

8. The portable charger unit according to claim 7 , wherein the wall plug interface, in its retracted position, is disposed within the common cavity formed in the charger housing so that said wall plug interface is contained within the general voluminal footprint of the charger housing when not in use.

9. The portable charger unit according to claim 7 , wherein the car charger interface, in its retracted position, is disposed within the common cavity formed in the charger housing so that said car charger interface is contained within the general voluminal footprint of the charger housing when not in use.

10. The portable charger unit according to claim 7 , wherein the wall plug interface, in its retracted position, is disposed within the common cavity formed in the charger housing so that said wall plug interface is contained within the general voluminal footprint of the charger housing when not in use; and

wherein the car charger interface, in its retracted position, is disposed within the common cavity formed in the charger housing so that said car charger interface is contained within the general voluminal footprint of the charger housing when not in use.

11. The portable charger unit according to claim 7 , wherein the wall plug interface and the car charger interface are each selectively movable to a respective extended position for use as a power input interface independent of the other interface.

12. The portable charger unit according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one power output interface comprises a power connection port configured for connection with a power input interface of said at least one electronic device.

13. The portable charger unit according to claim 12 , wherein the power connection port is capable of acting as a power input and a power output depending on what is connected to the charger unit via the power connection port.

14. The portable charger unit according to claim 13 , wherein said power connection port acts as a power input when the power connection port is connected to an external power source that provides an electrical charge to the charger unit, and said charge is used for recharging the internal battery when the charger unit is connected to said power source via the power connection port; and

wherein said power connection port acts as a power output when the power connection port is connected to the at least one electronic device, and a charge is provided from the internal battery of the charger unit to the electronic device to recharge the internal battery of said electronic device when said electronic device is connected to the charger unit via the power connection port.

15. The portable charger unit according to claim 7 , further comprising power indicator means provided on the charger housing for indicating the power capacity level of the internal battery.

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