<p>A charging device (1) includes: a power circuit for supplying electric power to an electric equipment provided with a secondary battery, and a charging plug connected to the power circuit via a power line cable. The charging plug is adapted to be detachably connected to a power receiving socket of the electric equipment. At least a portion of the charging plug is accommodated and held in a recess (21) formed in a surface of a device body of the charging device in a non-charging mode of the electric equipment. In an inner side of the device body (20), an operating handle (7a) of a power switch (7) for turning on and off an output of the power circuit is disposed on an upper side of the recess (21). Accordingly, the power switch (7)is not likely to be operated by mischievous touching or the like.</p>
