Patent ID: 7408324

Claim:
A charging rack for selectively securing and recharging a plurality of rechargeable implements, each of the plurality of rechargeable implements including an inductive secondary for receiving power comprising: a charging rack back support structure; a coreless inductive primary attached to the charging rack back support structure, wherein the coreless inductive primary is capable of being inductively coupled to the inductive secondary of the at least one of the rechargeable implements and wherein the coreless inductive primary provides power to the inductive secondary of the at least one of the plurality of rechargeable implements while the at least one of the rechargeable implements is secured to the charging rack; a controller for managing the power provided by the coreless inductive primary to recharge the at least one of the plurality of rechargeable implements secured to the charging rack; and a plurality of hangers for selectively mechanically securing the plurality of rechargeable implements to the charging rack back support structure such that the inductive secondary of each of the plurality of rechargeable implements is in sufficient proximity to the coreless inductive primary to transfer power.