US 12,272,978 B2
Solar powered charger assembly
Miguel Carrillo, Hereford, TX (US)
Filed by Miguel Carrillo, Hereford, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/570,852.
Prior Publication US 2023/0223774 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.01)
CPC H02J 7/0045 (2013.01) [H02J 7/00036 (2020.01); H02S 40/38 (2014.12); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A solar powered charger assembly for charging batteries for cordless tools, said assembly comprising:
a housing having a charging slot being integrated into said housing wherein said charging slot is configured to insertably receive a battery from a cordless tool, said housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending between said top wall and said bottom wall, said perimeter wall having a front side, a first lateral side and a second lateral side, said front side having a sloped face and a vertical face, said sloped face angling inwardly between said vertical face and said top wall;
a charging battery being positioned within said housing, said charging battery being in electrical communication with said charging slot wherein said charging battery is configured to charge the battery of the cordless tool when the battery for the cordless tool is inserted into said charging slot;
a plurality of solar panels, each of said solar panels being electrically coupled to said housing wherein each of said solar panels is configured to be exposed to sunlight, each of said solar panels being in electrical communication with said charging battery for charging said charging battery, said plurality of solar panels including top solar panels being positioned and exposed on an outer face of said top wall; and
said charging slot being recessed into said sloped face wherein said charging, said charging slot intersecting said first lateral side of said perimeter wall to define an entry into said charging slot being located on said first lateral side wherein said charging slot is positioned slanting away from said top wall wherein said charging slot is configured for positioning the battery engaged to said charging slot from inhibiting sunlight from accessing said top solar panels positioned on said top wall.