Patent ID: 8143841
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: E04H,H01M,H05K,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A solar powered charging shelter for recharging an electric vehicle, comprising: a metal standing seam roof having a length and a width in plan view, the length being greater than the width; a metal frame, the metal frame including: a foundation, first ends of each said vertically oriented support beam being mechanically coupled to respective portions of said foundation; a plurality of solar panels mechanically coupled to the top of said roof, each said solar panel being mechanically coupled to said roof by a coupling element; a plurality of retractable electrical outlets mechanically coupled to bottom portions of a group of said horizontally oriented metal support beams, all of the horizontally oriented metal support beams of the group being arranged along the same or substantially the same longitudinal axis, the longitudinal axis being in the same direction as the length-wise direction of the said roof, and said electrical outlets being mechanically coupled in spaced apart relation to one another; and a power interface unit electrically coupled to said plurality of solar panels and said electrical outlets, said power interface unit being configured to receive power from said solar panels and to provide power to each of said electrical outlets, wherein said roof is at a non-horizontal angle based on the respective first and second heights of the first and second sets of said vertically oriented metal support beams.