Patent ID: 6677726
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A61C,H02J

Abstract:
A battery charger for an article having a charging secondary circuit including a secondary coil, said charger including:a body having a socket with a passage to receive said article so that said article is peripherally supported in said socket at said passage with said secondary coil of the article located at least partly in said socket; a charging primary circuit in said body and including a primary coil, said primary coil being positioned so as to surround said passage so as to be adjacent to said secondary coil when the article is supported in said socket; at least two connection pins rigidly mounted in said body to engage a wall-mounted AC power supply, said pins being electrically connected to said primary circuit; and, said body and pins being adapted to engage said power supply so that said body and said article supported in said socket of said body are supported from the wall-mounted AC power supply.