Power-supply device that provides power to a shelving system
AssigneeL&P Property Management Company
InventorJOHN DALE HOWARD
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Abstract
A power-supply device that is retrofitted to a shelving system and that provides power to the shelving system having a mounting component that receives an article supporting structure comprises, a power-transmitting rail having a power-conducting element encased in a protective cover. The power-transmitting rail is attachable to the shelving system adjacent to the mounting component. The power-receiving component has a power-receiving element adapted to engage the power-conducting element. The power-receiving component is attached to the article-supporting structure, and the article-supporting structure when attached to the shelving system at the mounting component aligns the power-receiving element to contact the power-conducting element.
Claims20
A power-supply device that is attachable to a shelving system, which includes a base structure having a mounting component that receives an article-supporting structure at various positions along a first orientation, the power-supply device comprising:
- a power-transmitting rail having a power-conducting element encased in a protective cover, wherein the power-transmitting rail is attachable to the shelving system in a second orientation substantially similar to the first orientation and adjacent to the mounting component;
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- a power-receiving component having a power-receiving element adapted to engage the power-conducting element, wherein the power-receiving component is attachable to the article-supporting structure, and wherein the article-supporting structure aligns the power-receiving element to contact the power-conducting element when the article-supporting structure is attached to the mounting component of the shelving system.
A power-supply device that is attachable to a shelving system to retrofit, and provide power to, the shelving system, which includes a back panel supporting an upright mounting component that receives a shelf, the power-supply device comprising:
- a power-transmitting rail having a power-conducting element encased in a protective cover, wherein the power-transmitting rail is attachable to the back panel adjacent to the upright mounting component that receives the shelf;
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- a power-receiving component having a power-receiving element adapted to engage the power-conducting element, wherein the power-receiving component is attached to the shelf, and wherein the shelf aligns the power-receiving element to contact the power-conducting element when the shelf is attached to the upright mounting component of the shelving system.
A method for retrofitting, and providing power to, a shelving system, which includes a base structure having a mounting component that receives an article-supporting structure at various positions along a first orientation, the method comprising:
- attaching a power-transmitting rail having a power-conducting element encased in a protective cover to the base structure to the shelving system, wherein the power-transmitting rail is positioned in a second orientation substantially similar to the first orientation and adjacent to the mounting component;
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- mounting the article-supporting structure to the mounting component to cause alignment and contact between a power-receiving element of a power-receiving component and the power-conducting element, wherein the power-receiving component is attachable to the article-supporting structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.