BATTERY-CHARGING BASE FOR MOBILE INFORMATION TERMINALS

A battery-charging base for a portable information device, which is provided so as to easily connect and disconnect, to and from a battery-charging plug connector, a battery-charging slot for a portable information terminal, is a battery-charging base that is capable of holding one of a plurality of types of portable information terminals that are different in length and width sizes and positions of battery-charging slots provided at lower ends thereof, and charging the held one of the plurality of types of portable information terminals by inserting the battery-charging plug connector into the battery-charging slot of the held one of the plurality of types of portable information terminals. The battery-charging base for a portable information terminal includes: a holding base main body for holding the one of the plurality of types of portable information terminals on a main mounting surface inclined with respect to a horizontal surface; and a battery-charging cover including a first housing section capable of housing the battery-charging plug connector while changing a housing position thereof, the battery-charging cover being fixed to a lower end of the main mounting surface in a freely removable manner. The battery-charging cover is configured to support the lower end of the one of the plurality of types of portable information terminals to be held on the main mounting surface, and is rotatable about a first rotation axis provided at a lower end portion thereof.