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Electric vehicle charging station

  • US 8,487,584 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2007
  • Issued: 07/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A charging station operable in a charging cycle for charging an electric vehicle, the charging station comprising a controller for controlling thecharging cycle activated by an electronic user key, a panel movable between an open position and a closed position, a locking mechanism controlled by the controller for locking the panel in the closed position, and a socket for receiving a plug, wherein the charging cycle is initiated when the panel is moved to the closed position, wherein, once a charging cycle has been initiated, the electronic user key used to initiate a charging cycle can be used to open the locking mechanism, but another electronic user key cannot, and wherein, in use, a plug located in the socket is locked in position by the panel when the panel is locked in the closed position.

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