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US 5,847,537 AGranted
Electric vehicle charging station system
OwnerDaniel W. Parmley, Sr.inventor
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Abstract
A charging station system of electric vehicles having a building which contains the charging equipment and may provide other auxiliary services. The system includes a T-bar which extends from the building to provide charging stalls or locations spaced along the T-bar. The building is modular and incorporates a standard ISO type configuration for ease and convenience of installation and transportation.
Claims18
A modular battery charging station for charging the batteries of battery-powered vehicles comprising:
- (a) a building having a side wall, a top wall and a bottom wall;
- (b) connector means on said building located at an elevation above the bottom wall of the building;
- (c) a structural bar member extending outwardly from said building and detachably secured to said connector means and defining multiple charging stations therealong;
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- (d) charging devices located at said charging spaces disposed subjacent said structural bar member and being electrically connected to said building via said structural member.
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A method of providing a charging station comprising:
- (a) providing a selected site;
- (b) providing a building containing electrical support components to connect to a power supply system;
- (c) constructing a building at a remote location and placing the building on a roll-off transport device;
- (d) transferring the building to the site;
- (e) unloading the building at the site;
- (f) detachably securing a structural bar member to the building at an elevation above the ground at connector means and supporting said structural bar member at vertical posts at selected locations spaced from said building to define a plurality of charging locations;
- (g) positioning charging devices at said charging locations along said structural bar member;
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- (h) connecting said charging devices to said electrical components via said structural member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.