Floor Power Distribution System
AssigneeSteelcase Inc.
InventorsDavid K. Jones, Jamie Payne, Cody Jay Holstege, Mark Andrew Schneider
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Abstract
A connection arrangement for a floor power distribution system is provided herein. The connection arrangement comprises a hub arrangement including a hub housing and an electrical connector, the hub housing configured to abut a floor. An adapter is configured to engage the hub housing of the hub arrangement and a seal member is positioned between a downwardly facing surface of the adapter and an upwardly facing surface of the hub housing, wherein a vertical downward force exerted on the adapter compresses the seal member to form a substantially watertight seal between the adapter and the hub housing.
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A connection arrangement for a floor power distribution system, comprising:
- a hub arrangement including a hub housing and an electrical connector, the hub housing configured to abut a floor;
- an adapter configured to engage the hub housing of the hub arrangement;
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- a seal member positioned between a downwardly facing surface of the adapter and an upwardly facing surface of the hub housing, wherein a vertical downward force exerted on the adapter compresses the seal member to form a substantially watertight seal between the adapter and the hub housing.
A connection arrangement for a floor power distribution system, comprising:
- a hub arrangement including a hub housing and an electrical connector, the hub housing configured to abut a floor;
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- an adapter configured to engage the hub housing of the hub arrangement and configured to abut the floor, wherein at least a portion of the adapter is cantilevered over at least a portion of the hub housing, wherein the portion of the adapter that is cantilevered over the portion of the hub housing is vertically aligned with the electrical connector of the hub arrangement.
A connection arrangement for a floor power distribution system, comprising:
- a hub arrangement including a hub housing and a first electrical connector, the hub housing configured to abut a floor;
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- an adapter configured to engage the hub housing of the hub arrangement, wherein the adapter includes a second electrical connector that is complementary to the first electrical connector and extends from a downwardly facing surface of the adapter, and wherein the second electrical connector is configured to engage the first electrical connector by moving the adapter in a downward direction with respect to the hub housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.