Valet EVSE system
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1. A valet EVSE system comprising:
- a plurality of outlet stations, each station comprising a housing and a pair of vertically spaced brackets, said housing having an electrical outlet and a pivoted cover for said outlet; and
a portable EVSE unit, said portable unit comprising a front panel, a rear panel, a power cable with a connector, and an electrical plug insertable in said outlet, said rear panel defining a slot and having an upper handle wherein said EVSE unit is suspendable by said brackets so that said slot receives one bracket and said other bracket engages and supports a lower portion of said rear panel, and said plug is electrically connectable with said outlet;
wherein when said EVSE unit is suspended by said brackets, said plug connected to said outlet and secured by said pivoted cover.
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A valet EVSE system employs a plurality of outlet stations which are configured with an electrical outlet and brackets for receiving a portable EVSE unit. The portable EVSE unit is configured to removably mount to the brackets and draw power from the electrical outlet. In one embodiment a given station is adapted to receive and supply power to two portable EVSE units. A housing is provided with a pivoted cover for securing the plug of the EVSE unit with the outlet disposed in the housing.
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1. A valet EVSE system comprising:
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a plurality of outlet stations, each station comprising a housing and a pair of vertically spaced brackets, said housing having an electrical outlet and a pivoted cover for said outlet; and a portable EVSE unit, said portable unit comprising a front panel, a rear panel, a power cable with a connector, and an electrical plug insertable in said outlet, said rear panel defining a slot and having an upper handle wherein said EVSE unit is suspendable by said brackets so that said slot receives one bracket and said other bracket engages and supports a lower portion of said rear panel, and said plug is electrically connectable with said outlet; wherein when said EVSE unit is suspended by said brackets, said plug connected to said outlet and secured by said pivoted cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A valet EVSE system comprising:
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a station comprising a housing and a pair of vertically spaced brackets, said housing having an electrical outlet and a pivoted cover for said outlet; and a portable EVSE unit, said portable unit comprising a front panel, a rear panel, a power cable with a connector, and an electrical plug insertable in said outlet, said rear panel defining a slot and having an upper handle wherein said EVSE unit is suspendable by said brackets so that said slot receives one bracket and said other bracket engages and supports a lower portion of said rear panel, and said plug is electrically connectable with said outlet; wherein when said EVSE unit is suspended by said brackets, said plug connected to said outlet and secured by said pivoted cover. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A valet EVSE system comprising:
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a station comprising a housing for an electrical outlet having a pivoted cover and an upright structure mounting a first attachment assembly; and a portable EVSE unit, said portable unit comprising a front panel, a rear panel, and a power cable with a connector and an electrical plug insertable in said outlet, said rear panel having an upper handle and a second attachment assembly wherein said EVSE unit is suspendable in a stable upright relationship with said structure by engagement of said first attachment assembly and said second attachment assembly, and said plug is electrically connectable with said outlet; wherein when said EVSE unit is suspended by said brackets, said plug connected to said outlet and secured by said pivoted cover. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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