Patent ID: 9680316
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: H02J

Claim:
1. A system comprising: a plurality of electronic devices, each comprising a device housing and a rechargeable battery; and a charger comprising a charger housing and arranged for charging said rechargeable batteries, wherein said charger comprises at least one wireless power transmitting coil in said charger housing and said electronic devices each comprise a wireless power receiving coil in said device housing, wherein said at least one power transmitting coil in said charger housing is provided in a pillar member along an axis, wherein said charger housing and said device housings are configured to accommodate and hold the power receiving coils of said electronic devices in an array along said pillar member by placing said electronic devices in an array against each other and holding each power receiving coil of said electronic devices in the vicinity of at least one power transmitting coil in said pillar member, and wherein said pillar member extends from a base member of said charger housing, the pillar member further being configured to accommodate only a single electronic device against the base member when said multitude of electronic devices are placed in a stacked configuration along said pillar member.