Patent ID: 7090620
Filing Date: 2006-08-15
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A battery charging assembly comprising: a stationary bike apparatus including a frame, a seat attached to said frame and an axle rotatably coupled to said frame, each of a pair of pedals being coupled to said axle; an electrical generator being mounted on said frame and being mechanically coupled to said axle such that said generator generates electricity when said axle is rotated; a housing having a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending upwardly from said bottom wall; a plurality of battery cradles being mounted in said housing, each of said battery cradles having a size and shape for receiving and being electrically couplable to a rechargeable battery, each of said battery cradles being electrically coupled to said generator such that rechargeable batteries mounted in said battery cradles are recharged when said axle is rotated; and a phone cradle being mounted in said housing and being adapted for receiving and being electrically coupled to a cellular phone, said phone cradle being electrically coupled to said generator such that a cellular phone mounted in said phone cradle is recharged when said axle is rotated.