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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2004
Applicant:
Dwight D Smith, Bedford, VA (US);
Inventor:
Dwight D Smith, Bedford, VA (US);
Assignee:
Pine Valley Investments, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H01M 2/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A battery charger assembly includes an outer casing with a sleeve assembled therein having a cavity profiled to receive a battery alone, or a battery and its associated appliance. A cam-operated assembly includes a cam member which moves a gripper assembly into the cavity to grip the battery. In this manner, a battery and/or its appliance may be inserted into the charger, and used in automotive use without the battery and/or the appliance becoming discharged from the charger assembly.