Carport for a motor vehicle
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1. A carport for a vehicle, the carport comprising:
- a concrete foundation having a storage area therein, the concrete foundation resting on a carport surface configured to support a vehicle thereon and the storage area is above the carport surface, wherein the storage area is a hollow cavity of the concrete foundation having concrete walls and an exposed side;
a roof mounted over at least part of the concrete foundation via at least one support; and
a charging station having a component for charging a battery of an electric vehicle parked on the carport surface underneath the roof next to the concrete foundation, wherein the component of the charging station is positioned within the storage area of the concrete foundation.
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Abstract
A carport for a vehicle includes a roof, a concrete foundation, and a battery charging station. The roof is mounted to the concrete foundation via at least one support. The concrete foundation has a storage area therein. The charging station has a component for charging a battery of an electric vehicle parked underneath the roof next to the concrete foundation. The component of the charging station is positioned within the storage area of the concrete foundation.
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1. A carport for a vehicle, the carport comprising:
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a concrete foundation having a storage area therein, the concrete foundation resting on a carport surface configured to support a vehicle thereon and the storage area is above the carport surface, wherein the storage area is a hollow cavity of the concrete foundation having concrete walls and an exposed side; a roof mounted over at least part of the concrete foundation via at least one support; and a charging station having a component for charging a battery of an electric vehicle parked on the carport surface underneath the roof next to the concrete foundation, wherein the component of the charging station is positioned within the storage area of the concrete foundation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A carport for a vehicle, the carport comprising:
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a concrete foundation having a storage area therein; a roof mounted to the concrete foundation via at least one support; and a charging station having a component for charging a battery of an electric vehicle parked underneath the roof next to the concrete foundation, wherein the component of the charging station is positioned within the storage area of the concrete foundation; wherein the storage area of the concrete foundation is a hollow cavity of the concrete foundation having concrete walls and an exposed side; wherein the storage area of the concrete foundation includes a closure member movable between a closed position and an opened position, wherein in the closed position the closure member closes the exposed side of the storage area, wherein in the opened position the closure member opens the exposed side of the storage area. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A carport for a vehicle, the carport comprising:
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a concrete foundation having a plurality of individual storage areas therein, each storage area being a hollow cavity of the concrete foundation having concrete walls and an exposed side; a roof mounted to the concrete foundation via at least one support; and a charging station having a plurality of components for charging a battery of an electric vehicle parked underneath the roof next to the concrete foundation, wherein the components of the charging station are located within respective ones of the storage areas of the concrete foundation; wherein each storage area of the concrete foundation is a hollow cavity of the concrete foundation having concrete walls and an exposed side; wherein at least one of the storage areas of the concrete foundation includes a closure member movable between a closed position and an opened position, wherein in the closed position the closure member closes the exposed side of the at least one of the storage areas, wherein in the opened position the closure member opens the exposed side of the at least one of the storage areas. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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