Patent ID: 8904198

Claim:
A portable electronic device recharging kiosk assembly, said assembly comprising: a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall being attached to and extending between said top and bottom walls, said housing having a plurality of storage spaces therein each configured to hold an electronic device, each of said storage spaces including; an opening extending through said perimeter wall; a compartment being mounted within said housing and being aligned with and accessible through said opening; a door being mounted on said perimeter wall, said door being positioned in a closed position covering said opening or in an open position exposing said opening; a lock being engageable with said door and configured to lock said door in said closed position; a charging implement configured to recharge a battery of the electronic device; a control being mounted on said housing and being electrically coupled to said lock of each of said storage spaces, said control unlocking a door of one of said storage spaces to allow access to a selected one of the storage spaces and to said charging implement positioned therein; a payment receiving device configured to allow a person to input payment into said control; and a processor being electrically coupled to said payment receiving device and to said selector, said processor being programmed to open said lock to said selected storage spaces when said payment is received, said processor being electrically coupled to said charging implement in each of said storage spaces, said processor being configured to provide an amount of electricity to said charging implement in said selected storage space corresponding to an amount of payment input into said control.