Patent ID: 9559535
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: A45C,H02J,H05K

Claim:
1. A portable electronics storage and charging apparatus for use in storing and charging a first and second handheld electronic device that each include a battery and a USB charging cable, comprising: a case having a lower portion that includes a bottom wall and upstanding side walls that together define a lower portion cavity, said case having an upper portion that includes a top wall and upstanding side walls that together define an upper portion cavity; wherein said upper portion is pivotally coupled to said lower portion and movable between a closed configuration in which said side walls of said lower portion are in contact with said side walls of said upper portion and an open configuration in which said side walls of said lower portion are displaced from said side walls of said upper portion; a master battery situated in one of said lower portion cavity and said upper portion cavity; wherein said upper portion cavity is configured to selectively receive the first electronic device; a plurality of spaced apart cable racks coupled to said top wall of said upper portion of said case, each cable rack being configured to hold a respective charging cable; wherein said master battery is selectively coupled to a respective charging cable held by a respective cable rack and configured to transfer current to the first electronic device when the first electronic device is electrically connected to the respective charging cable; wherein each said cable rack includes a first post coupled to an inner surface of said top wall of said case and a second post coupled to said inner surface of said top wall and laterally spaced apart from said first post, said first and second posts configured to receive a respective charging cable wrapped thereabout.