Charging device on a vehicle to charge an electric bicycle
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1. A charging device for charging an electric bicycle, comprising:
- a motor vehicle having a battery located adjacent a front end thereof and a trunk adjacent a rear end of the motor vehicle, the electric bicycle being secured in close proximity to said trunk;
a charger positioned within said trunk of said vehicle and adapted to be electrically connected to said battery of said vehicle for charging a rechargeable battery carried by the electric bicycle during operation of said vehicle,a conductive wire extending through a chassis portion of said vehicle and electrically coupling said battery of said vehicle and said charger, andat least one auxiliary wire extending from said charger, said at least one auxiliary wire being adapted to be electrically and detachably connected to the rechargeable battery of the electric bicycle.
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Abstract
A charging device for charging an electric bicycle includes a charger which is received in the trunk of a vehicle and electrically connected to the battery of the vehicle by a conductive wire. A wire extends from the charger and is detachably connected to the rechargeable battery of the electric bicycle which can be received in the trunk or carried on the vehicle by a bicycle carrier attached to the vehicle. The conductive wire has the first end connected to the charger and the second end having an adapter which is received in the cigarette lighter receptacle hole of the vehicle.
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1. A charging device for charging an electric bicycle, comprising:
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a motor vehicle having a battery located adjacent a front end thereof and a trunk adjacent a rear end of the motor vehicle, the electric bicycle being secured in close proximity to said trunk; a charger positioned within said trunk of said vehicle and adapted to be electrically connected to said battery of said vehicle for charging a rechargeable battery carried by the electric bicycle during operation of said vehicle, a conductive wire extending through a chassis portion of said vehicle and electrically coupling said battery of said vehicle and said charger, and at least one auxiliary wire extending from said charger, said at least one auxiliary wire being adapted to be electrically and detachably connected to the rechargeable battery of the electric bicycle. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A charging device for charging an electric bicycle, comprising:
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a motor vehicle having a battery located adjacent a front end thereof, a cigarette lighter receptacle electrically coupled to said battery, and a trunk adjacent a rear end of the motor vehicle, the electric bicycle being secured in close proximity to said trunk; a charger positioned within said trunk of said vehicle and having at least one auxiliary wire extending therefrom, said at least one auxiliary wire being adapted for electrical and detachable connection to a rechargeable battery carried by the electric bicycle, and a conductive wire passing through a chassis portion of the vehicle, said conductive wire having a first end thereof connected to said charger and a second end thereof adapted to be connected to said cigarette lighter receptacle for charging the rechargeable battery during operation of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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