Patent ID: 7554828
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: G06F,H02J,H02M

Abstract:
1. A power converter, comprising: a first housing having a power converter circuit having an input adapted to receive an input voltage and an output, the circuit adapted to convert the input voltage to an output voltage provided at the output; and a second housing selectively securable to the first housing to collectively form a unitary housing, the second housing having a retractable electrical cable mechanism disposed therein including a first retractable electrical cable having a first end being selectively extendable from the second housing and adapted to connect to the first housing output, and the retractable electrical cable mechanism having a second retractable electrical cable also selectively extendable from the second housing and having a second connector adapted to couple to a portable electronic device, wherein the first and second retractable cables are directly electrically connected to each other and configured to communicate a common same electrical signal.