Charging base for a battery-powered appliance

Details Charging base for a battery-powered appliance Charging base for a battery-powered appliance

1984-12-26

1987-12-29

Hickey, R. J.

Electricity: battery or capacitor charging or discharging

Serially connected batteries or cells

With discharge of cells or batteries

320 15, H01M 4504

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047163526

ABSTRACT:
The invention is directed to an electrical charging base for a battery-powered appliance having an electrical charging contact and includes a frame defining a shaped cavity for receiving an appliance in only one orientation, a rectifying circuit disposed in the frame for converting source alternating current to charging direct current, the rectifying circuit including a charging output contact disposed for electrical connection to the charging contact of an appliance when disposed in the cavity and a source input contact for electrical connection to an electrical source. A bypass circuit is disposed in the frame for electrically connecting the source input contact to a source output contact. The invention further comprises a jumper for electrically connecting the source output contact of one charging base to the source input contact of a second charging base.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3696283 (1972-10-01), Ackley, III
patent: 4096428 (1978-06-01), Hanson et al.
patent: 4225814 (1980-09-01), Gantz et al.
pp. 5--5, Nickel-Cadmium Battery, Application Engineering Handbook, Second Edition.

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