Patent ID: 8025526

Claim:
A self powered electric vehicle charging connector locking system for locking and unlocking a charging connector of an electric vehicle charging cord, comprising: an electric vehicle charging station including an electricity control device to energize and de-energize the charging cord to control a supply of electricity available to flow through the charging cord, wherein no amount of current flows through the charging cord when it is de-energized and some amount of current is capable of flowing through the charging cord when it is energized; and an electric vehicle charging connector locking holster including, a charging connector locking holster inlet to receive the charging connector of the charging cord, and a locking unit coupled to the charging connector locking holster inlet, the locking unit to, lock the charging connector in the locking holster when it is inserted into the charging connector locking holster inlet, and unlock the charging connector from the locking holster responsive to the charging cord becoming energized.