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US 12,345,069 B2Granted
Deck or slab anchor housing power supply for pool and other high-moisture operating environment powered devices
AssigneeS.R. Smith, LLC
InventorsBrett C. Fritts, William J. Svendsen, Gregory D. Russell
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure include an anchor assembly configured for installation in a high-moisture environment, comprising an engaging compartment configured to receive a powered accessory and damper vibrations associated with the powered accessory, and a coupling portion housing a power supply, wherein the power supply is configured to provide wireless power to the powered accessory located in the engaging compartment.
Claims22
An anchor assembly for housing a power supply to wirelessly transfer power to devices in high-moisture operating environments, comprising:
- a mount forming a coupling portion for securing an inductive power receiver of a powered device, the mount including a recessed cavity in which an inductive power transmitter is at least partly nestable;
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- a body portion having an engagement compartment and a retainer, the engagement compartment having an opening opposite the mount, the opening sized to receive the inductive power receiver of the powered device, and the retainer configured to secure a side of the inductive power receiver such that it is retained in the engagement compartment, in which the anchor assembly is vertically oriented to allow the powered device to be plugged downward into the engagement compartment with the retainer ensuring that the inductive power receiver remains engaged when fastened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.