Patent ID: 8143848

Claim:
A video game controller charging system for charging a plurality of video game controllers using externally supplied power, the video game controller charging system comprising: a base; at least one structure on the base for providing physical support to the plurality of video game controllers while the plurality of video game controllers are being charged; and a plurality of DC ports on the base, each of the DC ports configured to couple to and provide DC power to a power input port of a respective one of the plurality of video game controllers, wherein the at least one structure on the base comprises a plurality of docking bays open in a first direction and configured to receive respective ones of the plurality of video game controllers from the first direction, and wherein the at least one structure on the base further comprises a plurality of pairs of opposite surfaces, each pair of surfaces defining a respective docking bay of the plurality of docking hays each of the DC ports being on the base between a respective one of the pairs of surfaces.