Patent ID: 8198860

Claim:
A charger for charging a rechargeable battery having a plurality of battery charging terminals and battery discharging terminals spacedly provided at predetermined positions on said rechargeable battery, wherein said charger comprises: a charger base which comprises at least one charging platform defining a receiving cavity indently formed thereon for said rechargeable battery to dispose in said receiving cavity, and comprising a plurality of charger charging terminals provided at positions corresponding to said battery charging terminals respectively when said rechargeable battery is disposed in said receiving cavity; a charging circuitry received in said charger base and electrically connected with said charger charging terminals; and an analyzer arrangement, which comprises an analyzing circuitry received in said charger base; and an analyzer connector provided on said charger base for electrically connecting said battery discharging terminals with said analyzing circuitry, wherein said charging platform is arranged to operate in at least one of a charger mode and an analyzer mode, wherein in said charger mode, said rechargeable battery is arranged to insert in said receiving cavity in such a manner that said battery charging terminals are aligned and electrically contacted with said charger charging terminals respectively for charging said rechargeable battery by said charging circuitry, wherein in said analyzer mode, said rechargeable battery is arranged to insert into said receiving cavity while said analyzer connector is extended from said charger base to electrically contact with said battery discharging terminals for allowing said rechargeable battery to be discharged and analyzed by said analyzing circuitry.