Charging adapter for vaporizer device
A charging adapter assembly for charging a vaporizer device is described herein. In some embodiments, the charging adapter may include a housing including a coupling end configured to couple to the vaporizer device. The coupling end of the housing may include a chamber having a base and at least one chamber wall defining a perimeter of the chamber. The base may include at least one charging contact. The charging adapter may include a power adapter extending from the housing. The power adapter may be configured to provide an electrical pathway between a power source and the at least one charging contact. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
1. A charging adapter assembly for charging a vaporizer device, comprising:
a housing including a coupling end configured to couple to the vaporizer device, the coupling end of the housing including a chamber having a base and at least one chamber wall defining a perimeter of the chamber, the base including at least one charging contact, the at least one chamber wall formed out of a flexible material that allows deformation of the chamber, the housing including a structural support formed out of a first material that is stiffer compared to the flexible material, the structural support including a first support extension that extends along a first chamber wall thereby allowing the first chamber wall to have a greater stiffness compared to a second chamber wall; and
a power adapter extending from the housing, the power adapter configured to provide an electrical pathway between a power source and the at least one charging contact.
2. The charging adapter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first chamber wall of the at least one chamber wall includes a window configured to allow light to pass therethrough.
3. The charging adapter assembly of claim 2 , wherein the window is positioned along the first chamber wall such that it aligns with an indicator light along the vaporizer device when the vaporizer device is coupled to the charging adapter assembly.
4. The charging adapter assembly of claim 3 , wherein the window includes a window area having a window wall thickness that is less than a chamber wall thickness of a part of the first chamber wall.
5. The charging adapter assembly of claim 4 , wherein the part of the first chamber wall surrounds the window area.
6. The charging adapter assembly of claim 4 , wherein the flexible material includes a material having an opacity of approximately 85 percent to approximately 99 percent.
7. The charging adapter assembly of claim 3 , wherein the window includes a window area having a different material property than the first chamber wall.
8. The charging adapter assembly of claim 7 , wherein the window area includes an opacity of less than 50 percent than the opacity of the first chamber wall.
9. The charging adapter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the flexible material includes a silicon material.
10. The charging adapter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the structural support includes a second support extension that extends along a third chamber wall thereby allowing the first chamber wall and the third chamber wall to have a greater stiffness compared to the second chamber wall and a fourth chamber wall.
11. The charging adapter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the structural support includes a cutout that aligns with an indicator light along the vaporizer device when the vaporizer device is coupled to the charging adapter assembly.
12. The charging adapter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least one charging contact is positioned along the base to align with and contact at least one vaporizer contact along a charging end of the vaporizer device to allow charging of the vaporizer device.
13. The charging adapter assembly of claim 1 , wherein the first material of the structural support includes a metal material.
14. A method of coupling a vaporizer device to a charging adapter assembly for charging the vaporizer device, comprising:
receiving a charging end of the vaporizer device in a chamber of the charging adapter assembly, the charging adapter assembly, comprising:
a housing including a coupling end configured to couple to the vaporizer device, the coupling end of the housing including the chamber, the chamber including a base and at least one chamber wall defining a perimeter of the chamber, the base including at least one charging contact, the at least one chamber wall formed out of a flexible material that allows deformation of the chamber, the housing including a structural support formed out of a first material that is stiffer compared to the flexible material, the structural support including a first support extension that extends along a first chamber wall thereby allowing the first chamber wall to have a greater stiffness compared to a second chamber wall; and
a power adapter extending from the housing, the power adapter configured to provide an electrical pathway between a power source and the at least one charging contact.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first chamber wall of the at least one chamber wall includes a window configured to allow light to pass therethrough.
16. The method of claim 15 , wherein the window is positioned along the first chamber wall such that it aligns with an indicator light along the vaporizer device when the vaporizer device is coupled to the charging adapter assembly.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the window includes a window area having a different material property than the first chamber wall.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the window area includes an opacity of less than 50 percent than the opacity of the first chamber wall.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the structural support includes a second support extension that extends along a third chamber wall thereby allowing the first chamber wall and the third chamber wall to have a greater stiffness compared to the second chamber wall and a fourth chamber wall.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the structural support includes a cutout that aligns with an indicator light along the vaporizer device when the vaporizer device is coupled to the charging adapter assembly.