Patent ID: 9561731
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B60L,G06Q,Y02T,Y10T

Claim:
1. A customizable charging station, comprising: at least one modular bollard assembly having a structural tubular form that is mountable upon a footing, said modular bollard assembly includes a tubular central portion having a hollow inner cavity, a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portion having a first expansion plate welded thereto closing said first end of said hollow inner cavity, said first expansion plate having a first plurality of apertures therethrough, said first plurality of apertures constructed and arranged to cooperate with a vertically extending structural trunk member, a second expansion plate welded to said second end of said tubular central portion, said second expansion plate extending outside of a perimeter of said tubular central portion and including a second plurality of apertures therethough, said second plurality of apertures positioned outside the perimeter of said tubular central portion, said second expansion plate constructed and arranged to cooperate with said footing for securing said modular bollard assembly to said footing with fasteners extending through said second plurality of apertures, said tubular central portion including a receiving port through a side wall thereof; said side wall window sized and shaped to include electrical vehicle supply equipment, said side wall of said central tubular member being constructed of a material and having a sufficient strength to function as a structural support member of an overhead structure.