Battery charger

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Description

FIG. 1 is a top left-front isometric view of a battery charger showing our new design.

FIG. 2 is a top right-rear isometric view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a top rear isometric view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top left-rear isometric view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a bottom right-rear isometric view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a bottom left-front isometric view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a top plan view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a bottom plan view thereof.

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a front elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures depict portions of the article which form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a battery charger as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1104958
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 19, 2024
Date of Patent: Dec 9, 2025
Assignee: Delta-Q Technologies Corp. (Burnaby)
Inventors: Andrzej Jan Nowakowski (Langley), Jonathan Eric Stroud (Surrey), Colin George Paterson (Vancouver), Christopher Jon Botting (Vancouver), Nikhil Iyer (Toronto)
Primary Examiner: Calvin E Vansant
Assistant Examiner: Seth David Kumpf
Application Number: 29/963,884
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Battery Charger (D13/107)