CPC H02J 50/005 (2020.01) [G06F 1/163 (2013.01); H02J 7/0044 (2013.01); H02J 7/342 (2020.01); H02J 50/10 (2016.02)] | 17 Claims |
1. A charging unit for a wearable item, the charging unit comprising:
a housing having a first surface, a second surface, the first surface opposite the second surface, an aperture extending from the first surface to the second surface;
a battery contained within the housing; and
a charging system contained within the housing, the charging system electrically coupled to the battery,
wherein the housing is configured to removably couple with, and charge, the wearable item while the wearable item is in an as-worn position such that a face of the wearable item is positioned within the passageway between the first surface and the second surface of the housing when the housing is removably coupled to the wearable item.
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