Patent ID: 8901877

Claim:
A vehicle battery charger, comprising: a battery charging base unit having a main body; a battery charging power supply disposed in the battery charging base unit, wherein the battery charging power supply comprises power conversion and regulation circuitry; a grid power cable coupled to the power conversion and regulation circuitry and extending from the battery charging base unit, wherein the grid power cable is configured to transmit AC power from a power grid to the power conversion and regulation circuitry; a battery charging cable assembly coupled to the power conversion and regulation circuitry and extending from the battery charging base unit, the battery charging cable assembly comprising a cable and a pair of battery terminal clamps secured to the cable and configured to be secured to terminals of a battery to be charged via the power conversion and regulation circuitry; a compartment comprising a first compartment side, a second compartment side, and a peripheral channel extending between the first and second compartment sides, wherein the first compartment side is disposed on the main body of the battery charging base unit, wherein the peripheral channel extends away from the main body from the first compartment side to the second compartment side, wherein the compartment is configured to receive the battery charging cable assembly, and wherein the peripheral channel is configured to receive the grid power cable.