Patent ID: 7248018

Claim:
A personal refueling station for a personal-sized electric vehicle comprising: (a) a polygonal base structure adapted to be installed on horizontal ground; (b) a plurality of flat panels, each being substantially triangular in shape and having a mounting edge mounted by a hinge to a corresponding edge of the polygonal base structure and side edges extending from the mounting edge to an upper tip; (c) an electric-vehicle refueling system housed below an upper surface of the polygonal base structure; and (d) means for opening and closing the plurality of flat panels between an open position wherein they lie substantially flat on the ground forming a substantially flat surface with the base structure which allows the vehicle to be parked on the surface of the base structure and refueled by the electric-vehicle refueling system housed therein, and a closed position wherein the flat panels are folded to an upright pyramidal position with their side edges and tips coming together to form an enclosed housing for the vehicle therein.