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Size adjustable battery charger

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-04-02
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Granted: 1994-02-15
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Expires: 2013-04-02
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is a battery charger having a rack fastened in a casing to hold two horizontal battery-charging contacts and two vertical battery-charging contacts for charging rechargeable batteries of different types, a horizontal sliding frame controlled by a screw to hold down the battery to be charged. The pitch of the horizontal battery-charging contacts as well as the vertical battery-charging contacts is adjustable. The elevation of the horizontal battery-charging contacts is also adjustable.

Inventors

  • 👤 Fu C. Wang

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 02:32
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02J; H02J7/00; H02J7/70

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 234 words
A size adjustable battery charger comprising: a rectangular casing having a charging circuit assembly supported above a bottom surface thereof, said charging circuit assembly having positive and negative output sockets, two grooved parallel rails longitudinally disposed on two opposite sides at the top of said casing, a fender transversely disposed relative to said parallel rails at one side of said casing and spaced from each of said parallel rails by a respective gap, a horizontal sliding frame for sliding in and out of said parallel rails and having a centrally disposed elongated slot therethrough, through which a hold-down screw is threadably engaged in said casing to hold said horizontal sliding frame in place; and a rack formed of a horizontal frame connected to a vertical frame and received in said casing, said vertical frame comprising a horizontal top plate supported above two opposite side posts and a slide which is vertically adjustable and connected between said side posts, two horizontal contacts movably fastened in an elongated through hole on said slide and respectively connected to said positive and negative output sockets for charging rechargeable batteries, said horizontal frame comprising two parallel end bars perpendicularly connected to said side posts at a lower elevation and joined by a cross bar, and two vertical contacts movably fastened in an elongated through hole on said cross bar and respectively connected to said positive and negative output sockets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 234 words
A size adjustable battery charger comprising: a rectangular casing having a charging circuit assembly supported above a bottom surface thereof, said charging circuit assembly having positive and negative output sockets, two grooved parallel rails longitudinally disposed on two opposite sides at the top of said casing, a fender transversely disposed relative to said parallel rails at one side of said casing and spaced from each of said parallel rails by a respective gap, a horizontal sliding frame for sliding in and out of said parallel rails and having a centrally disposed elongated slot therethrough, through which a hold-down screw is threadably engaged in said casing to hold said horizontal sliding frame in place; and a rack formed of a horizontal frame connected to a vertical frame and received in said casing, said vertical frame comprising a horizontal top plate supported above two opposite side posts and a slide which is vertically adjustable and connected between said side posts, two horizontal contacts movably fastened in an elongated through hole on said slide and respectively connected to said positive and negative output sockets for charging rechargeable batteries, said horizontal frame comprising two parallel end bars perpendicularly connected to said side posts at a lower elevation and joined by a cross bar, and two vertical contacts movably fastened in an elongated through hole on said cross bar and respectively connected to said positive and negative output sockets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 48 words
The battery charger of claim 1 wherein each of said horizontal contacts comprises a charging terminal retained inside a contact holder by a spring, said charging terminal being externally fastened to a contact plate by a screw which is connected to a power supply by an electric wire.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 42 words
The battery charger of claim 1 wherein each of said vertical contacts comprises a conductive plate fastened with a spring leaf connected to a power supply by an electric wire, and a conductive spring connected to said conductive plate at the top.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 35 words
The battery charger of claim 1 wherein said vertical frame of said rack comprises two adjustable clamping plates disposed below said horizontal top plate within said side posts for holding a battery to be charged.

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