Modular drop charger and DC-DC converter for portable electronic equipment

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a modular drop charger of the present invention which is configured to accept a pair of battery packs;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the drop charger which was shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the drop charger which was shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and which is a mirror image of the left side view;

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the drop charger which was shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the drop charger which was shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the drop charger which was shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a DC-DC converter of the present invention utilizable with the drop charger of FIGS. 1-6;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the DC-DC converter shown in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a side view of the DC-DC converter as is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the DC-DC converter as is shown in FIGS. 7, 8 and 9; and,

FIG. 11 is an end view of the DC-DC converter as is shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 9, and 10.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D287848 January 20, 1987 Keely et al.
D336631 June 22, 1993 Ivester
D337986 August 3, 1993 Brunner et al.
D357457 April 18, 1995 Larson
Patent History
Patent number: D375936
Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 25, 1995
Date of Patent: Nov 26, 1996
Assignee: Xtend Micro Products, Inc. (Irvine, CA)
Inventor: Dennis Palatov (Lake Forest, CA)
Primary Examiner: Joel Sincavage
Attorney: Curtis L. Harrington
Application Number: 0/43,119