Charging station for electric vehicles
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1. A charging station for electric vehicles, comprising:
- an upstanding support member having an interior compartment;
a controller positioned within said support member;
a card reader mounted on said support member adapted to have a credit or debit card inserted therein;
said card reader being operatively connected to said controller;
a charging time selector mounted on said support member whereby the customer may select a time for charging;
said charging time selector being operatively connected to said controller;
at least one electrical outlet mounted on said support member;
said outlet being electrically connected to a source of electrical power;
said outlet being operatively connected to said controller;
said controller controlling the ability of said outlet to supply electrical power to an electric vehicle for electrically charging the same.
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Abstract
A charging station is provided for charging an electric vehicle. The charging station preferably has dual voltage power outlets so as to be compatible with the vehicle being charged. The customer may select various charging times and may leave the vehicle unattended knowing that an unauthorized user may not remove the customer'"'"'s charge plug from the outlet and replace the customer'"'"'s plug with the plug of an unauthorized vehicle.
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15 Claims
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1. A charging station for electric vehicles, comprising:
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an upstanding support member having an interior compartment; a controller positioned within said support member; a card reader mounted on said support member adapted to have a credit or debit card inserted therein; said card reader being operatively connected to said controller; a charging time selector mounted on said support member whereby the customer may select a time for charging; said charging time selector being operatively connected to said controller; at least one electrical outlet mounted on said support member; said outlet being electrically connected to a source of electrical power; said outlet being operatively connected to said controller; said controller controlling the ability of said outlet to supply electrical power to an electric vehicle for electrically charging the same. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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