PAY FOR USE POWER OUTLET

• US 20070045411A1
• Filed: 08/29/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nino Debenedetti, Stephen Honingford, Vittorio Debenedetti
• Original Assignee: Nino Debenedetti, Stephen Honingford, Vittorio Debenedetti
• Inventors: Honingford, Stephen, Debenedetti, Nino, Debenedetti, Vittorio
• Application Number:
  US11/468,167
• Publication Number:
  US 20070045411A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/381
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 15/003 for electricity

Abstract

A pay for use power outlet may include a housing and a power management system disposed within the housing. An electrical receptacle or ground fault interrupt plug may also be positioned on the housing or remotely from the housing to provide a user with a source of electrical current.

Claims

1. A pay for use power outlet comprising:

a housing;

a power management system disposed within the housing, the power management system including a transceiver apparatus;

a collection apparatus in communication with the power management system; and

an electrical outlet in electrical communication with the power management system.

2. The pay for use power outlet of claim 1, wherein the electrical outlet is positioned on the housing

3. The pay for use power outlet of claim 1, wherein the electrical outlet is positioned remote from the housing.

5. The pay for use power outlet of claim 1, wherein the collection apparatus is selected from a group consisting of a coin slot and bank, a card reader, a keypad, and a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader.

6. The pay for use power outlet of claim 1, wherein the power management system comprises an AC to DC switching power supply.

7. The pay for use power outlet of claim 6, wherein the AC to DC switching power supply has an auto ranging input supply with a range of 90-260 VAC.

8. The pay for use power outlet of claim 1, wherein the power management system comprises a memory apparatus.

9. The pay for use power outlet of claim 1, wherein the memory apparatus comprises an electrical erasable read access memory.

10. The pay for use power outlet of claim 1, wherein the power management system comprises a theft sensor.

11. The pay for use power outlet of claim 1, wherein the theft sensor comprises an inertia device.

12. The pay for use power outlet of claim 1, further comprising a light display positioned on the housing, the light display being operable to indicate the amount of time electrical current will flow to the electrical outlet.

13. The pay for use power outlet of claim 1, further comprising a graphic display positioned on the housing.

4. The pay for use power outlet of claim it wherein the electrical outlet is a ground fault interrupter plug.

14. A pay for use power outlet comprising:

a housing;

a power management system disposed within the housing, the power management system including an AC to DC switching power supply;

a collection apparatus in communication with the power management system; and

an electrical outlet in electrical communication with the power management system.

15. The pay for use power outlet of claim 14, wherein the electrical outlet is positioned on the housing

16. The pay for use power outlet of claim 14, wherein the electrical outlet is positioned remote from the housing.

17. The pay for use power outlet of claim 14, wherein the electrical outlet is a ground fault interrupter plug.

18. The pay for use power outlet of claim 14, wherein the power management system further comprises a transceiver apparatus.

19. A pay for use power outlet comprising:

a housing;

a power management system disposed within the housing, the power management system;

a collection apparatus in communication with the power management system; and

an electrical outlet positioned remote from the housing in electrical communication with the power management system.

20. The pay for use power outlet of claim 19, wherein the power management system further comprises a transceiver apparatus and an AC to DC switching power supply.