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STRUCTURAL BOLLARD ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE INFRASTRUCTURE

  • US 20170129356A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2016
  • Published: 05/11/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A charging station, comprising:

  • at least one modular bollard assembly having a structural tubular form that is mounted upon a footing, said modular bollard assembly including a tubular portion and a trunk member secured to the tubular portion, the bollard assembly having a hollow inner cavity,said tubular portion having a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portion having a first expansion plate attached thereto,said first expansion plate having a first plurality of apertures therethrough,said first plurality of apertures constructed and arranged to cooperate with said vertically extending structural trunk member,at least one electrical energy storage device mounted in said cavity and being electrically operably connected to electrical vehicle supply equipment,at least one generated source of electricity electrically and operably connected to said electrical supply equipment,an electricity distribution control switch electrically operably connected to said energy storage device and said generated source of electricity and operable to control which said source is operable to supply electricity to said electrical vehicle supply equipment, andsaid tubular portion including a receiving port through a side wall thereof and having a side window, said side window sized and shaped to include at least a portion of said electrical vehicle supply equipment, said side wall being constructed of a material and having a sufficient strength to function as a structural support member of an overhead structure.

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