PORTABLE CHARGING DEVICES
Portable charging devices for mobile devices such as cell/smart phones, computing tablets, MP3 players, gaming devices, and laptop computers and the like are disclosed. The devices may include a housing enclosing the circuitry and a cable extending from the housing on one end and terminating at a charging connector on the other end. The charging cable can wrap and unwrap around a groove or slot in the perimeter of the housing to facilitate different use modes, such as a storage mode, a rigid use mode, and a flexible cable use mode. The device may be in the form of a rechargeable battery bank and/or an inductive receiver and may be dimensioned so that when connected to the mobile device in rigid use mode, both the mobile device and charging device can lay substantially flat on the same supporting planar surface, such as a desk or table.
1 . A wireless inductive charging adapter comprising:
a housing having a top surface, an opposing bottom surface, and sidewalls extending between said bottom and top surface;
electronic circuitry for receiving inductive power including an inductor coil mounted within said housing adjacent to the bottom surface thereof; and
a cable connected to the housing at a connection point on one end and having a connector on the other end, wherein when the cable is connected to said housing the cable electrically connects the circuitry to the adapter so that power from said electronic circuitry can be transmitted through the cable to the connector.
2 . The wireless inductive charging adapter of claim 1 , wherein the connection end may be tethered, fixed or removably connected to the housing at the connection point.
3 . The wireless inductive charging adapter of claim 2 , wherein the housing further being dimensioned around its outer perimeter with a groove that is dimensioned to receive the cable and protect the cable when the cable is wrapped around the housing.
4 . The wireless inductive charging adapter of claim 3 , wherein the groove being defined in the sidewalls of the housing and including a slot built therein on a first end of the groove and a connector storage compartment on the other end of the groove.
5 . The wireless inductive charging adapter of claim 4 , wherein the connector being dimensioned such that when the cable is wrapped around the housing within the groove in a first direction the outside of the connector is adapted to being inserted within the slot into a fixed position with the exposed electrical conductors of the connector pointing away from the housing, and such that when the connector is wrapped around the housing within the groove in a second opposing direction, the connector can be positioned within the connector storage compartment such that it does not protrude beyond the perimeter of the housing.
6 . The wireless inductive charging adapter of claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises an adjustment mechanism adapted to provide adjustable heights to the housing.
7 . A portable charging device for mobile devices, the charging device comprising:
a housing enclosing electronic circuitry; and
a cable extending from the housing on one end and terminating at a charging connector on the other end, wherein the cable wraps and unwraps around a groove formed within the perimeter of the housing to facilitate different operation modes.
8 . The charging device of claim 7 , wherein when the charging cable is fully wrapped in a first direction, the connector is dimensioned so that it can be received within a retention cavity formed within the perimeter of the housing.
9 . The charging device of claim 8 , wherein when the charging cable is fully wrapped around the housing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the charging connector is dimensioned so that it can be fixedly mounted to the housing and positioned external to the housing perimeter.
10 . The charging device of claim 7 , wherein when the cable is unwrapped from the housing, the connector is not fixedly attached to the housing.