Patent ID: 8067922

Claim:
A universal battery charger with an adjustable pocket for receiving batteries having differing dimensions, the charger comprising: a housing having a plurality of sides defining an enclosed boundary of the adjustable pocket, a plane defined by the boundary and orthogonal to the plurality of sides, and an inner compartment bounded on one side by the plane opposite the adjustable pocket; a plurality of electrical contacts exposed at the plane within the boundary of the adjustable pocket, the electrical contacts being capable of providing an electrical charge to conductive elements in contact with the electrical contacts; and a battery guide supported by the inner compartment of the housing, the battery guide including first and second ends that alternately protrude through the plane of the housing, wherein the first end protrudes through the plane of the housing and the second end recedes into the inner compartment when the battery guide is at its first position, and the second end protrudes through the plane of the housing and the first end recedes into the inner compartment when the battery guide is at its second position.