Patent ID: 6977479

Claim:
A portable, cellular phone battery charger using solar energy as a primary source of power, comprising: a solar energy collecting component including at least two solar panels pivotally connected together and rotatable relative to each other between a retracted configuration and a deployed configuration; a housing that is pivotally connected to said solar energy collecting component; a battery charger component disposed in the housing-component including a rechargeable battery being electrically connectable to said solar panel, and an output jack being electrically connectable to said battery and said telephone to be recharged; a switching component disposed in the housing, the switching component comprising a multiple mode switch and associated electrical signal connecting circuitry, said switch and said circuitry being selectively operable between a first mode, a second mode, and a third mode, said first mode connecting said solar energy collecting component to said output jack for providing electrical power to said telephone connected thereto, said second mode connecting said solar energy collecting component to said rechargeable battery for providing recharging electrical power thereto, and said third mode connecting said rechargeable battery to said output jack for providing electrical power to said telephone connected thereto.