Rechargeable flameless candle systems and methods

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a recharging device includes a recharging port that receives a flameless candle and recharges a battery in the candle. The recharging device includes a first stacking structure that has a top portion and a bottom portion. There is a top stacking contact on the top portion. An electrical power bus is connected with the top stacking contact. The electrical power bus is also configured to provide electrical power to the flameless candle through the recharging port. The top portion of the first stacking structure is configured to mate with a bottom portion of a first stacking structure of another recharging device.

1 . A recharging device for recharging a plurality of rechargeable flameless candles, wherein the recharging device comprises:
 an input jack;   a tray including (i) at least four corners, wherein two of the four corners form a left-side of the tray and the other two corners form a right-side of the tray, and (ii) a plurality of recharging ports configured to receive the plurality of rechargeable flameless candles, wherein:
 each of the plurality of recharging ports includes a cavity having a circular sidewall; and 
 the plurality of recharging ports are arranged in a row and column array; 
   two left-side stacking portions each having one end connected to a different left-side corner of the tray, wherein:
 the left-side stacking portions are each projecting upwardly; and 
 a first of the two left-side stacking portions includes a first upper electrical contact and a first lower electrical contact; 
   two right-side stacking portions each having one end connected to a different right-side corner of the tray, wherein:
 the right-side stacking portions are each projecting upwardly; and 
 a first of the two right-side stacking portions comprises a second upper electrical contact and a second lower electrical contact; 
   a left-side handle connected to both of the two left-side stacking portions;   a right-side handle connected to both of the two right-side stacking portions;   an electrical power bus electrically connected to the first upper electrical contact, the first lower electrical contact, the second upper electrical contact, and the second lower electrical contact, wherein the electrical power bus is configured to receive electrical power from the input jack and provide the electrical power to at least one of the plurality of rechargeable flameless candles through the plurality of recharging ports; and   a plurality of indicator light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”) arranged to emit light through a surface that slopes downwardly from a top surface of the tray, wherein:
 the number of the plurality of indicator LEDs equals the number of recharging ports; 
 each of the plurality of indicator LEDs are arranged in a row and column array to correspond to at least one of the plurality of recharging ports; 
 each of the plurality of indicator LEDs visually indicates a charging state of a corresponding rechargeable flameless candle.