Patent ID: 7956573

Claim:
A battery charging system with discharging means comprising: (a) a plurality of recharging units; wherein the recharging units include a slot for inserting a rechargeable battery; wherein each recharging unit has a plurality of charging status indicators; wherein the recharging units come in a plurality of battery sizes; wherein the recharging units include a plurality of each battery size; (b) a plurality of discharging units; wherein the discharging units are designed to drain out any remaining charge left in a battery prior to the recharging of said battery; wherein the discharging units can transmit the remaining charge of a rechargeable battery back to the power converter in order to improve the overall efficiency of the battery charging system with discharging means; (c) a powering means; wherein the powering means is connected to a power converter, which in turn distributes power to the plurality of recharging units.