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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
May. 23, 1996
Russell Davis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul Eric Peterson, San Francisco, CA (US);
William Leung, San Francisco, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A charging cradle for recharging cordless telephones which is modular and configurable in a variety of ways is provided. The cradle includes a charging unit and interchangeable telephone support structure. The charging cradle has at least two interchangeable support elements, one of which includes recharging elements. The support elements are removably attachable to support struts and may be attached in any order. The support struts are in electrical communication with the charging unit. The recharging support element includes electrical communication elements which connect the charging unit with the recharging contacts located on the external surface of the telephone handset. The charging cradle is adapted to hold the telephone handset in a nested relation while recharging the batteries located within the handset. Safety features prevent overcharging. The charging cradle may be constructed in such a manner to permit the recharging of most cordless portable telephones.