BATTERY-CHARGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CHARGING BATTERIES

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20130320924A1
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13905873

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A battery-charging device and a method of charging batteries. The device comprises a housing, at least one hopper configured to receive a plurality of batteries, and at least one indexing barrel adjacent to the hopper and having a charging slot configured to receive and support one battery. The indexing barrel is structured to move the battery supported by the charging slot to and from a charging station comprising a set of charging terminals configured to contact terminals of the battery for charging the battery. The device further comprises at least one dispensing chute and at least one rejection chute. The chutes are configured to receive batteries that have been charged or rejected by the device, wherein each of the chutes is structured to contain several batteries.

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DURACELL U S OPERATIONS INC1209 ORANGE STREET WILMINGTON DE 19801

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
BIEDERMANN, David Thomas Easton, US 7 63
MERRILL, Brien NEW FAIRFIELD, US 10 118
SPECHT, Steven Jeffrey Brookfield, US 40 1046

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