Patent ID: 9153986
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H01R,H02J

Abstract:
1. A charging system, including: a) a docking module having a male outlet plug adapted to be inserted into a wall power outlet, a transformer for converting the AC wall power into DC power, an upper edge with a pair of lower electrical connectors that receive the DC power, and at least one integrated flexible charging cable that receives the DC power terminating in a charging connector for an external device, the upper edge further including a pair of rails that define an upwardly-facing channel therebetween; and b) a pod module having a lower edge sized and shaped to fit snugly within the upwardly-facing channel of the docking module, the pod module thus being supported above the docking module, the lower edge having a pair of upper electrical connectors that engage the lower electrical connectors of the docking module and receive DC power, the pod module having an internal battery that is connected to be charged by the DC power received by the upper electrical connectors, the pod module further including at least one integrated flexible charging cable that receives the DC power terminating in a charging connector for an external device.