US 12,344,110 B2
Modular support system for electric vehicle chargers
Chris Stewart Rogge, Overland Park, KS (US); Mark Anthony Shreve, Cary, NC (US); and Timothy Cory Blatter, Denver, CO (US)
Assigned to BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed by Black & Veatch Holding Company, Overland Park, KS (US)
Filed on May 14, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/663,321.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/508,030, filed on Jun. 14, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0416774 A1, Dec. 19, 2024
Int. Cl. B60L 53/31 (2019.01); E04H 1/12 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 53/31 (2019.02) [E04H 1/1233 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular support system comprising:
a plurality of skids on which at least one component may be supported;
quick connect mechanisms for securing the skids to a ground surface;
quick connect mechanisms for interconnecting the skids to one another;
a protective bollard frame for partially surrounding and protecting the component supported on the skids; and
quick connect mechanisms for supporting the protective bollard frame to one of the skids, wherein each of the skids comprises:
left and right sides, front and rear sides, top and bottom sides, and four corners;
a corner casting secured to each corner;
a connection plate secured to each corner, each connection plate positioned above one of the corner castings;
at least one forklift channel between the front and rear sides;
at least one wiring channel between the left and right sides; and
a central cavity in the top side.