Abstract:
A charger for charging electronic devices, including a top having a perforated portion and a housing, the housing including a rechargeable battery; two or more legs extending from the housing supporting the charger on a surface; one or more windows arranged between the legs that extend only partially toward the surface.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This application is a Continuation of U.S. Non-provisional application Ser. No. 13/656,953 filed Oct. 22, 2012, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. 
     
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    The invention relates to a portable charger for charging cellular phones and other portable consumer electronic devices. 
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0003]    Portable electronic devices require power to operate and are typically powered by rechargeable batteries. Due to cost and design concerns, those batteries are of limited capacity and may require frequent recharging, sometimes multiple times per day and in places where AC power is not available or easily accessible. 
         [0004]    Existing portable batteries may have only female adapter ports that require separate charging cords with male connectors to connect to the portable electronic device to be charged. Separate charging cords are inconvenient because they can become tangled or lost, often because the cables do not have a consistent storage space when not in use. 
         [0005]    Existing portable device chargers may have retractable charging cord reels built into the housing, but those chargers lack batteries, so must be plugged into an AC outlet to charge a device, which solves the problem that the cords create, but does not resolve the portability component. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0006]    A charger for charging electronic devices, including a top having a perforated portion and a housing, the housing including a rechargeable battery contained within the housing; one or more cables electrically coupled to the battery and at least partially contained within the housing; one or more cable retractors contained within the housing for retracting a substantial portion of the one or more cables inside the housing via openings on a bottom surface of the housing, where an end of the cable includes a charging head that is not retracted into the housing; a power port on the bottom surface of the housing coupled to the rechargeable battery, the power port electrically and mechanically coupleable to an external electrical power source; two or more legs extending from the housing supporting the charger on a surface; one or more windows arranged between the legs that extend only partially toward the surface such that the cables and charging head may pass through the space between the windows and the surface when the cables are in an extended state, the windows formed of a material that is at least semi-transparent such that the charging heads are visible through the windows when the cables are in a retracted state; wherein the top is removably mechanically coupled to the housing, thereby forming a storage area accommodating at least one three-foot charging cable and one three-foot external power connector, and wherein the perforated portion of the top allows heat to pass outward from battery. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]    The drawings presented herein are for the purposes of illustration, the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown. 
           [0008]      FIG. 1 . represents a front view of mobile charging device according to an aspect of the present disclosure. 
           [0009]      FIG. 2 . represents a top view of mobile charging device according to an aspect of the present disclosure. 
           [0010]      FIG. 3 . represents a bottom view of mobile charging device according to an aspect of the present disclosure. 
           [0011]      FIG. 4 . represents a perspective view from below of mobile charging device according to an aspect of the present disclosure. 
           [0012]      FIG. 5 . represents a cross-sectional partially exploded side view of mobile charging device according to an aspect of the present disclosure. 
           [0013]      FIG. 6 . represents a partially exploded perspective view from above of mobile charging device according to an aspect of the present disclosure. 
           [0014]      FIG. 7 . represents a partially exploded perspective view from below of mobile charging device according to an aspect of the present disclosure. 
           [0015]      FIG. 8 . represents a front view of dual tip charging head in the open and closed positions according to an aspect of the present disclosure. 
           [0016]      FIG. 9 . represents a perspective view of dual tip charging head in the open position according to an aspect of the present disclosure. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0017]      FIG. 1  shows a front view of mobile charging device according to an aspect of present disclosure. The mobile charging device may include Housing  2  and Top  1 . Housing  2  may have Legs  24  which bring the bulk of the charging device off of the surface. Legs  24  may be sized and spaced to allow a user to access Dual Tip Charging Heads  7 , for example by hand. Legs  24  may have Rubber Feet  4  so the device remains stationary. In one aspect according to the present disclosure, Housing  2  may have Housing Window  3  attached to Housing Wall  15 . Housing Window  3  may be at least partially transparent, thereby allowing a user to locate Dual Tip Charging Heads  7  for access. Housing Window  3  may extend from the Housing  2  toward the surface, thereby advantageously protecting the electronic connectors on the bottom side of the charger, for example during inclement weather if the mobile charging device is to be used outdoors. 
         [0018]      FIG. 2  shows a top view of Top  1 . In one aspect, the mobile charging device may be 5.00 inches in diameter and 6.45 inches tall. The mobile charging device may be manufactured from injection molded ABS plastic or metal, such as aluminum. 
         [0019]      FIG. 3  shows the bottom view of mobile charging device according to an aspect of present disclosure. Under Carriage  5  attaches to Housing Wall  15  of Housing  2 . On the bottom face of Under Carriage  5  is LED Indicator  6 , which displays the charging status of the battery (not shown, described in more detail below) stored within Housing  2 . The LED Indicator  6  indicates the level of charge stored within battery and/or when the battery is charging. AC Adaptor Port  9  may accept a standard 100/240 Volt AC adaptor to charge the battery through a wall circuit. Under Carriage  5  also houses two Downstream USB Port  8  which allows the user to charge devices from the battery through the use of an USB cord. 
         [0020]      FIG. 4  shows a perspective view from below of mobile charging device according to an aspect of present disclosure. Under Carriage  5  has four Cord Apertures  10 , which provide passage of Retractable Cord  11  from the retractable cord reel (not shown) stored within Housing  2 , so user may extend and retract Retractable Cord  11 . Attached to the end of Retractable Cord  11  is Dual Tip Charging Head  7 . 
         [0021]      FIG. 5  shows a cross-sectional view of mobile charging device according to an aspect of present disclosure. In this view, Top  1  is removed from Housing  2 . Male portion of Top Interior Wall  17  engages female portion and flange  25 , to secure Top  1  to Housing  2 . In so doing, Top  1  becomes electrically coupled to the battery (not shown) through the connection of AC Adaptor  16  to AC Adaptor Port  23 . Direction of Arrow A displays how connection is made between AC Adaptor Port  9  and AC Adapter  16  when connecting Top  1  to Housing  2 . AC Adaptor Port  9  (not shown) connects to Battery  13  which provides power to Top  1 . Battery  13  may be, in non-limiting examples, lithium ion or lithium polymer. Within compartment  14  is Aperture  26 , which facilitates air flow and heat dissipation through Housing  2 . The direction of Arrow B indicates the flow of air as described in more detail below in connection with  FIG. 7 . In one aspect of the present disclosure, Housing  2  contains Storage Compartment  14  that may have space to store one or more charging cords and AC adaptor when Top  1  is secured to Housing  2 . Retractable Cord Reel  12  allows Retractable Cord  11  to be pulled from Cord Aperture  10  so the user may access Dual Tip Charging Head  7  as needed. 
         [0022]    Battery  13  is further electrically connected to LED Indicator  6 , downstream USB Ports  8 , and Dual Tip Charging Heads  7  via Retractable Cord  11 . 
         [0023]      FIG. 6  shows a perspective view from above of mobile charging device according to an aspect of present disclosure. In this aspect, Top  1  is detached from Housing  2 . Within Housing  2  is Storage Compartment  14 . On the interior surface of Storage Compartment  14  is Aperture  26  and AC Adaptor Port  23 , which provides power from Battery  13  to AC Adaptor  16  located on the under side of Top  1 . 
         [0024]      FIG. 7  shows a perspective view from below of mobile charging device according to an aspect of present disclosure. Interior Wall  17  may be plastic or aluminum and may be perforated to provide increased air flow around Battery  13  to help dissipate heat. Air may flow into Housing  2  through apertures  10  of Under Carriage  5 , then air may be heated by Battery  13  and internal electronics (not shown), then rise and flow around Battery  13  and out Aperture  26 . Air may then flow through Storage Compartment  14  and out Top  1  via perforations of Interior Wall  17 . Top  1  may be outfitted with AC Adaptor  16  and/or other adaptors so Top  1  may have multiple functions that involve electricity, such as speaker phone, solar power collector, or power converter depending on the users needs. Top  1  may connect to Housing  2  in a consistent and modular fashion regardless of the functionality built into Top  1 . 
         [0025]      FIG. 8  shows front views of Dual Tip Charging Head  7  in the open and closed position according to an aspect of present disclosure. Retractable Cord  11  is connected to Micro USB Body  18 . In the closed position, Micro USB Adaptor  20  is plugged into 30-Pin Body  19 , thus providing power to charge devices via 30-Pin Adaptor  21 . In the open position, Micro USB Adaptor  20  is disconnected from 30-Pin Body  19 , thus providing power via Micro USB Adaptor  20 . Such Dual Tip Charging Heads  7  are commercially available. 
         [0026]      FIG. 9  shows a perspective view of Dual Tip Charging Head  7  in the open position according to an aspect of present disclosure. On opposing sides of Micro USB Body  18  are Tracks  22 . Tracks  22  are connected to 30-Pin Body  19 , which allows for Micro USB Adaptor  20  to be disconnected from 30-Pin Body  19 , which can be repositioned to provide access to USB Adaptor  20 . 
         [0027]    Numerous additional modifications and variations of the present disclosure are possible in view of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the present disclosure may be practiced other than as specifically described herein.