Device for supplying a consumer

A device (1) for supplying a consumer, a position of which initially cannot be exactly determined but which can later be substantially stationarily fixed, with power from a stationary supplier, the device comprising a displaceable carriage or slide (2);

• an arm (3) connected to the carriage or slide (2), the arm (3) is moveable between a first position (7) and a second position (8), the arm (3) includes at least one plug part (4) for connection to a consumer plug part connected to a movable consumer side power supply line (5) of the consumer, wherein the plug part (4) is connected to the stationary supplier by way of a supplier side power supply line (6);
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• a cover part (9) arranged on the arm (3), the cover part (9) in the first position (7) of the arm (3) at least partially covers the plug part (4) and in the second position (8) of the arm (3) is cooperable to expose the plug part (4) for connection to the consumer plug part of the consumer-side power supply line (5);
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• wherein after connection of the consumer plug part to the plug part (4), the arm (3) together with the consumer-side power supply line (5) is moveable out of the second position (8) into the first position (7) in which the cover part (9) at least partially covers the plug part (4) and the consumer plug part.