Patent ID: 8272899

Claim:
An electrical charger comprising: a base unit configured for being coupled to an electronic device, and including an electrical connector plug which includes a plurality of electrical connector plug contacts; an adaptor unit configured for being coupled to a power supply, and including a plurality of adaptor unit contacts and a receptacle defining an aperture configured for insertion of the electrical connector plug and the electrical connector plug contacts, each one of the adaptor unit contacts being disposed peripherally relative to a periphery of the aperture and configured for electrical contact engagement with a respective one of the connector plug contacts; wherein, while the electrical connector plug is disposed within the receptacle, and when the adaptor unit becomes disposed in electrical communication with the power supply and the base unit becomes disposed in an electrical coupling relationship with the electronic device and each one of the electrical connector plug contacts becomes disposed in electrical contact engagement with a respective one of the adaptor unit contacts, power is supplied to the electronic device.