Patent ID: 9112368
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
1. A supplemental, rechargeable battery device configured to provide a supplemental charge or power to a portable, hand-held electronic device with a power cord having opposite free ends each with one of first and second electrical couplings, the battery device comprising: a) a housing containing a battery, and having at least one power inlet port coupled to the battery and configured to receive a power connection to charge the battery, and at least one power outlet port coupled to the battery and configured to receive the power connection or another power connection to charge the portable, hand-held electronic device with the battery; b) the housing having an elongated shape with a length greater than a width and a depth of the housing, the housing having a proximal end and a distal end; c) the housing having a cord receiving portion circumscribing the housing at the distal end of the housing; d) a button coupled directly to and extending directly from a lateral side of the housing at a location intermediate the proximal and distal ends of the housing and adjacent the cord receiving portion, the button having an enlarged head spaced-apart from the housing, and a narrower neck extending between the enlarged head and the housing; e) a flexible strap coupled to the housing and having a fixed end fixedly attached to the distal end of the housing, with the fixed end of the strap and the button disposed on opposite ends of the cord receiving portion of the housing, and the flexible strap having an opposite free end removably couplable to the button, the flexible strap having a length extending from the fixed end, across the cord receiving portion to the free end at the button; f) the free end of the strap having an aperture removably receiving the button therethrough; and g) the strap having at least two configurations, including: