Electrical accessory charging compartment for a cabinet and retrofit components therefor

Abstract

An electrical accessory charging compartment, an interface device and a retrofit for creating a charging compartment and a cabinet with an lectrical accessory charging compartment on its exterior. A plurality of electrical connections is located in the charging compartment for supplying electricity to a plurality of consumer electronic devices simultaneously. A plurality of data connections is located in the charging compartment for transmitting data to and from the plurality of consumer electronic devices simultaneously. The interface device for a plurality of consumer electronic devices is provided with a connector member having a plurality of outlets arranged to supply electrical power and provide data connections to a plurality of consumer electronic devices, and a data connector arranged to be connected to a data network.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.