Patent ID: 8610403

Claim:
A charging cradle for a rechargeable medium with a charging contact, the charging cradle having a receiving area for receiving the rechargeable medium, the charging cradle comprising: a base comprising first and second opposing side walls connected to a bottom portion of the base, wherein the receiving area is located between the first and second opposing side walls; and an actuator comprising a first arm coupled to a second arm having a charging contact, the first and second arms coupled together at a pivotal connection to the base, the actuator pivotable between: a non-charging state wherein a portion of the first arm extends into the receiving area and the charging contact of the second arm is retracted from the receiving area; and a charging state wherein the first arm is urged out of the receiving area by the rechargeable medium and the charging contact of the second arm extends into the receiving area to make contact with a charging connecter of the rechargeable medium.