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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2012
Swamy Muddaiah Ranga, Plainville, CT (US);
Heather Ellen Pugliese, Amston, CT (US);
Cecil Rivers, Jr., West Hartford, CT (US);
Philip Michael Banker, New Britian, CT (US);
Swamy Muddaiah Ranga, Plainville, CT (US);
Heather Ellen Pugliese, Amston, CT (US);
Cecil Rivers, Jr., West Hartford, CT (US);
Philip Michael Banker, New Britian, CT (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
Charging stations for use in charging an electrically powered vehicle and related methods are disclosed. One example charging station includes a housing defining an interior and an opening configured to permit access to the interior, a door configured to substantially cover the opening, and a hinge assembly configured to provide a pivotal movement of the door relative to the housing between at least a closed position, a first open position, and a second open position. The hinge assembly includes a base member and a bracket including a projecting member. The projecting member and the base member are configured to permit removal of the door from the housing when the door is in the first open position. The projecting member and the base member are configured to prevent removal of the door from the housing when the door is in the second open position