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US 2017/0317504 A1Published application
Wireless Rail With Auxiliary Components
AssigneeHall Labs LLC
InventorsDavid R. Hall, Jerome Miles
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Abstract
A wireless rail system for providing power and control to auxiliary devices on the rail is disclosed. Such a system includes a one or more channels mounted to a structural building component forming a rail. Auxiliary devices on the rail communicate with each other and user devices. Each of the auxiliary devices are addressable either wirelessly or by a parallel bus within the rail. The auxiliary devices are connected and disconnected from the rail by rotating approximately 90 degrees.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- one or more channels mounted to a stud, joist, ceiling or structural wall member forming a rail;
- a first power supply feeding the rail;
- a controller and memory removably attached to the rail;
- a second power supply removably attached to the rail;
- a wireless communication module attached to the rail;
- and
- one or more addressable components removably attached to the rail.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.