Connecting apparatus and method of interconnecting stackable hubs
OwnerHenry Milaninventor
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Abstract
An electrical hub network connecting apparatus electrically couples a plurality of stackable hubs in close proximity to one another. The connecting apparatus includes a housing rigidly formed for enclosing a plurality of electrical conductors. The housing has a main body extending between transverse first and second ends each having a connector affixed thereto. The connectors are electrically connected by the electrical conductors and each releasably attaches electrically and mechanically to a respective receiving connector mounted on one of the hubs.
Claims16
An electrical hub network connecting apparatus for electrically coupling a pair of electrical hubs comprising:
- a rigid housing formed for enclosing a plurality of electrical conductors, said housing including a main body, a first end, and a second end;
- at least a first connector and a second connector, said first and second connectors being attached to said first and second ends respectively;
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- at least one electrical conductor extending through said housing and being electrically connected at opposite ends to said first and second connectors, wherein when said first and second connectors are electrically and mechanically releasably attached to respective receiving connectors mounted on a pair of adjacent electrical hubs, said at least one electrical conductor provides an electrical connection between the hubs.
An electrical hub network comprising:
- a pair of electrical hubs each having at least one receiving connector;
- a rigid housing formed for enclosing a plurality of electrical conductors, said housing including a main body, a first end, and a second end;
- at least a first connector and a second connector, said first and second connectors being attached to said first and second ends respectively;
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- at least one electrical conductor extending through said housing and being electrically connected at opposite ends to said first and second connectors, said first and second connectors being electrically and mechanically releasably attached to respective ones of said at least one receiving connector of respective ones of said electrical hubs whereby said at least one electrical conductor provides an electrical connection between said electrical hubs.
A method for interconnecting electrical hubs each having at least one receiving connector comprising the steps of:
- a) providing at least two electrical hubs each having a receiving connector and positioning the receiving connectors in a predetermined relative orientation;
- b) providing a rigidly formed housing enclosing a plurality of electrical conductors, the housing including a main body connected between a first end and a second end, first and second connectors being attached to the first and second ends respectively, the first and second connectors being electrically connected to opposite ends of the plurality of electrical conductors;
- c) aligning each of the first and second connectors with a respective one of the receiving connectors;
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- d) electrically and mechanically releasably engaging the first and second connectors with the respective receiving connectors to electrically connect the at least two electrical hubs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.