US 12,081,035 B2
Docking stations with hinged charging puck
Grant S. Haug, Mountain View, CA (US); Christopher S. Graham, San Francisco, CA (US); and Paul J. Thompson, Mountain View, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/472,497.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/082,183, filed on Sep. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0094201 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H02J 50/00 (2016.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.01); H02J 50/70 (2016.01); H02J 50/90 (2016.01)
CPC H02J 50/005 (2020.01) [H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02); H02J 50/70 (2016.02); H02J 50/90 (2016.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless charger for an electronic device, the wireless charger comprising:
a base having a passage, the passage defined by an inner sidewall extending from a top surface of the base to a bottom surface of the base;
a wireless charging assembly comprising:
a housing including an enclosure covered by a cap, the cap forming a charging surface; and
a magnet array in the housing;
a hinge comprising:
a stem having a sleeve having an opening at a first end, the stem further comprising a joining portion having a first end attached to the sleeve and a second end attached to the wireless charging assembly;
a first support block attached to the base and having a slot;
a first shaft having a first end inserted into the opening at the first end of the sleeve and a second end supported by the first support block; and
a first clip having a loop portion around the first shaft and a tab attached to a first end of the loop portion, the tab in the slot in the first support block.