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Granted Patent B1
US 11,104,239 · App. 16/818,568 · Granted Aug 31, 2021

Mobile equipment storage and charging station

Inventors: Eric Vollmer (Springdale, AR); Christopher DeMoss (Springdale, AR)
B60L53/30B60L53/51B65D88/121B65D90/006B66F7/065E05B83/02B60L2200/40B65D2590/0083B65D2590/668
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Patent No.
US 11,104,239
App. No.
16/818,568
Granted
Aug 31, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

A shippable, balanced, self-contained, solar-powered, battery-charging, restricted-access, parkable, equipment station.

Claims (56)

1. A portable equipment station apparatus for selective storage and removal of equipment, the equipment having wheels, a center of gravity behind the wheels, and a charging connector, the equipment station apparatus comprising:

a container body including

a front wall defining a door frame,

a left side wall connected to the front wall,

a back wall connected to the left side wall, a long axis extending from the front wall to the back wall;

a right side wall connected to the back wall and the front wall,

a top connecting the front, left side, back, and right side walls,

an interior floor,

wheel chocks attached to the interior floor,

a first horizontal lifting tube and a second horizontal lifting tube positioned under the interior floor, the first horizontal lifting tube including and the second horizontal lifting tube including end access horizontal lifting tubes; and

the wheel chocks positioned to contact the wheels to position the center of gravity between the end access horizontal lifting tubes,

a door mounted in the door frame;

at least one battery positioned in the container body, the at least one battery including a first battery and a second battery, the first battery positioned between the end access lifting tubes and the left side wall and the second battery positioned between the end access lifting tubes and the right side wall; and

a power circuit positioned on the back wall including

a power converter electrically connected to the at least one battery, and

an equipment connector electrically connected to the power converter for selectively electrically connecting to the charging connector.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube including side access horizontal lifting tubes; and

the container and battery defining a side balance axis positioned between the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube when the equipment is loaded against the wheel chocks.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube including side access horizontal lifting tubes; and

the container and battery defining a side balance axis positioned between the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube when the equipment is removed from the container.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the container and battery defining an end balance axis positioned between the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube when the equipment is loaded against the wheel chocks.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube including end access horizontal lifting tubes; and

the container and battery defining an end balance axis positioned between the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube when the equipment is removed from the container.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube including side horizontal lifting tubes;

and

the container and first and second battery defining a side balance axis positioned between the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube when the equipment is loaded against the wheel chocks.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube including side access horizontal lifting tubes;

the battery including a first battery and a second battery; and

the container and first and second battery defining a side balance axis positioned between the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube when the equipment is removed from the container.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the container and first and second battery defining an end balance axis positioned between the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube when the equipment is loaded against the wheel chucks.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

the container and first and second battery defining an end balance axis positioned between the first horizontal lifting tube and the second horizontal lifting tube when the equipment is removed from the container.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a front ramp positioned at the door frame.

11. The apparatus of claim 6 , the container further defining a ramp aperture for retracting the front ramp under the interior floor.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

solar panels mounted over the top and electrically connected to the power converter.

13. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an exterior power connector mounted on the container body and electrically connected to the power converter.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an interior power connector electrically connected to the power converter.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

interior lights electrically connected to the power converter.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a timer light switch electrically connected between the interior lights and the power converter.

17. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an interior door access lock controlled by an exterior door access panel.

18. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an interior door access lock controlled by a wireless remote access control.

Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 16008649 · Jun 14, 2018
Continuation In Part 14992561 · Jan 11, 2016
Provisional Application 62101453 · Jan 9, 2015
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