Patent ID: 7746029
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: H02J

Abstract:
1. A battery charger, comprising: a housing having a battery containing portion in which a rechargeable battery is detachably holdable; a connector attached to an end of a power cord led out from the housing; and a charging source installed in the housing which charges the rechargeable battery detachably holdable in the battery containing portion with power supplied through the connector, wherein an outer circumferential wall of said housing is provided with a gutter-like cord recess in which the power cord is storable along the outer circumferential wall, wherein the housing is provided with a connector holder to which the connector is detachably holdable, wherein the connector is a USB connector, and wherein the connector holder is formed of a groove that holds an electrode portion of the USB connector by pinching the electrode portion at sides of the electrode portion.