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1. A vending machine from which electricity is sold and being connected to a power source, said vending machine comprising:
a casing having a sloped top that forms an overhang which extends forward above a front side of the casing, said casing comprising a countersunk removable access panel secured to the casing via a plurality of screws, each screw extending through an opening arranged substantially near an outer edge of the countersunk removable access panel and each screw further extending into a countersunk lip which defines an opening that is covered by the countersunk removable access panel, said casing further including an exterior lip which surrounds the countersunk removable access panel; a coin acceptor having a coin slot through which coins are deposited to purchase electricity, said coin acceptor comprising a coin return button arranged beneath said coin slot and which is pushed to return coins, and said coin acceptor further comprising a coin return opening arranged beneath said coin return button; a currency storage recess formed in said casing beneath the coin acceptor and into which coins deposited into the coin acceptor are deposited; a coin retrieval door arranged on the front side of the casing and that opens into the currency storage recess to allow access into the currency storage recess; a recess that forms a security locker which allows cellular telephones and other small hand-held devices to be deposited and left unattended during a charging operation. a security locker door which opens into the security locker and is fastened to the front side of the outer casing via a hinge, said security locker door comprising a keyed-lock arranged along a side of the security locker door opposite the hinge; at least one timed receptacle covered by a weather proof cover and mounted in a receptacle opening in a front side of the casing, said weather proof cover coupled to the front side of the casing via a spring-loaded hinge; a timer receiving input from said coin acceptor such that said timer is energized according to a denomination and amount of coins inserted into said coin acceptor and generating an output signal having a duration representative of the amount of coins accepted by the coin acceptor; a relay having a first input coupled to said timer that receives the output signal of the timer, said relay having a second input coupled to said power source and an output coupled to the at least one timed receptacle such that said relay is energized and connects the power source to the at least one timed receptacle when the relay receives an output signal from the timer; a terminal strip having a first side connected to a grounding wire, a neutral wire and constant hot wire of the power source and a second side that provides connection point to the grounding wire, the neutral wire, the constant hot wire and a switched hot wire; and, a service disconnect arranged between the terminal strip and the power source such that the service disconnect may be disengaged to allow service on the vending machine. |
