Service Supply Module and Adapter for a Consumer Electronic Device
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsRichard A. McCoy, Stephen D. Krefman
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Abstract
A service supply module and a modular system including the service supply module and an adapter. The service supply module has a surface mount and a service interface. The service interface supplies a service provided from the surface to which the service supply module is mounted. The adapter has a service interface for a consumer electronic device and receives the service from the service interface of the service supply module and supplied it to the consumer electronic device. The service supply module can comprise multiple service interfaces.
Claims25
1-36. (canceled)
A modular system comprising:
- a service supply module having a surface mount and a standardized service interface that supplies at least one service provided from the surface to which the service supply module is mounted;
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- an adapter removably connectable to the service supply module and having a standardized service interface for a consumer electronic device and for receiving the at least one service from the standardized service interface of the service supply module and supplying it to the consumer electronic device.
A service module for removably supporting an adapter with a standardized service interface for a consumer electronic device adjacent a vertical surface of a use environment, and for selectively receiving at least one first service from the use environment and delivering at least one second service to the adapter for use by the consumer electronic device, the service module comprising:
- a main body;
- a surface mount for mounting the main body adjacent to the vertical surface;
- a first service interface adapted to receive the at least one first service from the use environment;
- a second service interface adapted to supply the at least one second service to the service supply module;
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- a third service interface adapted to supply mechanical mounting of the adapter to the main body.
A modular system for selectively receiving at least one first service from a use environment and delivering at least one second service to a consumer electronic device, the modular system comprising:
- an adapter with a standardized service interface for the consumer electronic device and for receiving a service from the standardized service interface of the service supply module and supplying it to the consumer electronic device;
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- a service module for removably supporting the adapter comprising:
- a main body;
- a surface mount for mounting the main body adjacent to the vertical surface;
- a first service interface adapted to receive the at least first service from the use environment;
- a second service interface adapted to supply the at least second service to the service supply module;
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- a third service interface adapted to supply mechanical mounting of the adapter to the main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.