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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Milton T. Tormey, Los Altos, CA (US);
Craig T. Matsuno, San Jose, CA (US);
Carl F. Hagenmaier, Jr., Los Altos, CA (US);
David Baxter, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Milton T. Tormey, Los Altos, CA (US);
Craig T. Matsuno, San Jose, CA (US);
Carl F. Hagenmaier, Jr., Los Altos, CA (US);
David Baxter, Monte Sereno, CA (US);
Coulomb Technologies, Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
A self powered electric vehicle charging connector locking system for locking and unlocking a charging connector of an electric vehicle charging cord includes an electric vehicle charging station and an electric vehicle charging connector locking holster. The electric vehicle charging station includes 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. Current does not flow 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. The electric vehicle charging connector locking holster includes a charging connector locking holster inlet to receive the charging connector of the charging cord and a 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.