IP Library Granted Patent US 8,643,329
Granted Patent B2
US 8,643,329 · App. 13/066,861 · Granted Feb 4, 2014

Overhead mobile charger system for reaching and charging electric vehicles parked in a pair of adjacent and spaced-part rows of side-by-side parking spaces

Inventors: Ronald Prosser (Brooklyn, NY); Stephen M. Burchett (Brooklyn, NY)
Assignee: Green Charge Networks, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,643,329
App. No.
13/066,861
Granted
Feb 4, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An overhead mobile charger system for mounting between a pair of adjacent and spaced-apart rows of side-by-side parking spaces and exhibiting full circle traversing so as to reach and charge electric vehicles parked in the pair of adjacent and spaced-apart rows of side-by-side parking spaces. The system includes a single EV battery charger, a boom, and apparatus for rotatably mounting the boom over, and between, the pair of adjacent and spaced-apart rows of side-by-side parking spaces. The single EV battery charger has a power cable terminating in an EV connector. The power cable of the single EV battery charger runs along, and depends from, the boom, and together with the boom being rotatably mounted via the apparatus so as to allow the boom to exhibit full circle traversing, the electric vehicles parked in the pair of adjacent and spaced-apart rows of side-by-side parking spaces are reached and charged by the EV connector of the single EV battery charger.

Claims (14)

1. An overhead mobile charger system for mounting between a pair of adjacent and spaced-apart rows of side-by-side parking spaces and exhibiting full circle traversing so as to reach and charge electric vehicles parked in the pair of adjacent and spaced-apart rows of side-by-side parking spaces, comprising:

a) a single EV battery charger;

b) a boom; and

c) means for rotatably mounting said boom over, and between, the pair of adjacent and spaced-apart rows of side-by-side parking spaces;

wherein said single EV battery charger has a power cable terminating in an EV connector; and

wherein said power cable of said single EV battery charger runs along, and depends from, said boom, and together with said boom being rotatably mounted via said means so as to allow said boom to exhibit full circle traversing, the electric vehicles parked in the pair of adjacent and spaced-apart rows of side-by-side parking spaces are reached and charged by said EV connector of said single EV battery charger.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein said means includes a ceiling mount.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein said means includes a floor pole.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein said boom is counterbalanced.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein said boom is cantilevered.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a bungi cord.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein said bungi cord keeps said power cable of said single EV battery charger up and out of the way during rotation of said boom.

8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a trolley.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein said trolley runs up and down said boom carrying said power cable of said single EV battery charger therewith, so together with said full circle traversing of said boom, allows the electric vehicles parked in the pair of adjacent and spaced-apart rows of side-by-side parking spaces to be reached and charged by said EV connector of said single EV battery charger.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 18, 2018
From: GREEN CHARGE NETWORKS, LLC
To: ENGIE STORAGE SERVICES NA LLC
Reel/Frame 045969/0970 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 18, 2013
From: PROSSER GROUP LLC, THE
To: GREEN CHARGE NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 030036/0897 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2011
From: PROSSER, RONALD; BURCHETT, STEPHEN M.
To: PROSSER GROUP LLC, THE
Reel/Frame 026398/0687 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61400842 · Aug 3, 2010
Related Publication 20120032635A1 · Feb 9, 2012