Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Charger device for a portable electronic device
- Patent Title (中): 便携式电子设备的充电器
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Application No.: US12912591Application Date: 2010-10-26
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Publication No.: US08410752B2Publication Date: 2013-04-02
- Inventor: Firmansyah Kuncoko Sulem , Felipe Oliveira Simoes , Michael Xingyi Yu , Dietmar Frank Wennemer
- Applicant: Firmansyah Kuncoko Sulem , Felipe Oliveira Simoes , Michael Xingyi Yu , Dietmar Frank Wennemer
- Applicant Address: CA Waterloo
- Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
- Current Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
- Current Assignee Address: CA Waterloo
- Agency: Bordon Lardner Gervais LLP
- Agent Lesley M. Morrison
- Main IPC: H01M10/46
- IPC: H01M10/46

Abstract:
A charger unit includes: a housing, prongs for engaging an electrical outlet, the prongs being coupled to one another by a cross-member and being movable relative to the housing between a retracted position in which the prongs are received in the housing and an extended position in which the prongs protrude from the housing, the prongs being biased toward the extended position, a locking arm comprising a first end, a cut out for receiving the cross-member when the prongs are in the retracted position and a second end for abutting the cross-member when the prongs are in the extended position, the first end of the locking arm being coupled to a carriage and the cutout being provided between the first end and the second end, the locking arm being movable by the carriage into and out of engagement with the cross-member and the locking arm being biased toward the passage and electrical components for electrically communicating with a portable electronic device to enable charging of a power pack of the portable electronic device.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120098491A1 CHARGER DEVICE FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2012-04-26
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