Electric Bicycle Rental Outlet For Use In Off-Grid Locations

• Main Authors: Brace Michael Wayne, Moore James William
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 08.03.2018
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; APPLIANCES PREVENTING OR INDICATING UNAUTHORIZED USE OR THEFTOF CYCLES; BLASTING; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; CONVEYING; CYCLE STANDS; DEVICES FOR LEARNING TO RIDE CYCLES; DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; GENERATION; GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-REDRADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USINGPHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; HEATING; LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS; LIGHTING; LOCKS INTEGRAL WITH CYCLES; MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PACKAGES; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER; STORING; SUPPORTS OR HOLDERS FOR PARKING OR STORING CYCLES; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; WEAPONS; WIND MOTORS; WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS

Personal mobility scooters and other such personal electric modes of transportation for rental in any remote, off-grid location served by the tourist industry, such as islands and beach resorts, and in other locations that typically do not have access to the electrical infrastructure to offer such a rental service. This LEV rental outlet is equipped with enough battery storage so as to allow for the multiple use of each personal electric vehicle on an hourly basis over the course of a day. The LEV rental outlet is configured entirely within an ISO Standard Shipping Container so as to be transportable on commercial container ship. This allows the LEV rental outlet it to be deployed and operated in any location in the world without the need of supporting infrastructure.