Patent Application
20170093203
The disclosure relates to charging and powering devices and more particularly pertains to a new charging and powering device integrated into a suitcase.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a suitcase that has a housing, which defines an internal space. A plurality of rollers is coupled to a bottom of the housing. A power module is positioned in the internal space and coupled to the housing. The power module comprises at least one rechargeable battery that is removable from the housing, such that the power module can be connected to an external power source and recharged. A generator is positioned in the internal space and coupled to the bottom of the housing proximate to the plurality of rollers. The generator is operationally coupled to the plurality of rollers and the power module. A plurality of ports is coupled to and positioned on the housing. The ports are operationally coupled to the power module.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A power module 48 is positioned in the internal space 16 and coupled to the housing 14. The power module 48 comprises at least one rechargeable battery 50 that is removable from the housing 14, such that the power module 48can be connected to an external power source and recharged. A generator 52 is positioned in the internal space 16 and coupled to the bottom 20 of the housing 14 proximate to the plurality of rollers 18. The generator 52 is operationally coupled to the plurality of rollers 18 and the power module 48. The generator 52 comprises a plurality of generators 54. Each of the plurality of generators 54 has a shaft 56 coupled to a wheel 58, and each wheel 58 is in frictional contact with a respective one of the plurality of rollers 18. The plurality of generators 54 comprises four generators.
A plurality of ports 60 is coupled to and positioned on the housing 14. The ports 60 are operationally coupled to the power module 48. The plurality of ports 60 comprises universal serial bus ports 62, preferably three universal serial bus ports. The ports 60 are positioned on a front 64 of the housing 14. Alternatively, the ports 60 are positioned on the back 32 of the housing 14.
The plurality of ports 60 may comprise a plurality of couplers 66. The couplers 66 are selected from the group of socket types consisting of socket Types A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O. Preferably, the couplers 66 comprise Type B sockets 68 and the plurality of couplers 66 comprises one coupler. The device 10 also may provide for inversion of current drawn from the power module 48, such that alternating current is provided to the plurality of couplers 66.
In use, the power module 48 that is removable for charging by an external power source and also chargeable via the generator 52 that is coupled to the rollers 18, such that the user, while rolling the device 10, will generate electric current that will charge the power module 48, thus allowing the user to recharge or power electrical devices by connecting the electrical devices to the plurality of ports 60.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
