Patent ID: 7567059

Claim:
A variable position desktop charger for a portable electronic device having a display, the desktop charger comprising: a base; a hinge configurable to rotate between a first angle and a second angle; a cradle connected to the base through the hinge to rotatably couple the cradle to the base, the cradle configured to statically hold the portable electronic device display at continuously adjustable positions determined by a hinge angle of the hinge between the first and the second angle, the cradle defining a plane and configured to allow the portable electronic device display to be rotated within the plane to orientate the portable electronic device display in at least two orientations relative to the cradle within the plane of the cradle while the cradle is fixed at one of the positions corresponding to the hinge angle between the first and the second angle and the portable electronic device is charged by the variable position desktop charger; an electrical interface configured to interface with and transmit charge to the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is attached to the cradle in the at least two orientations; and a battery charger electrically coupled to the electrical interface.