I'm confused. I thought the main advantage of using inductive charging is that it could be a massive convenience boon. For example you could just place your mobile device on a charging pad and return when it's charged. This solution doesn't look to have any advantage over a standard charger. In fact it seems much more cumbersome and fiddly.<p>What am I missing?<p>Edit: I hope I haven't come across as snarky. I'm just surprised that this is what they've patented. I expected something else. Something more Apple and less Heath Robinson.