Mechanical actuator and charging module for adjustable furniture items

An apparatus for controlling adjustable features of furniture items, comprising:

• a charging module comprising at least one charging interface;
• a lever comprising a user interface at a first end and a pivot opening at a second end;
• a connector comprising a cable and a sleeve, the cable coupled to the lever, and the sleeve disposed around the cable;
• a fulcrum arm having a fulcrum pin opening and coupled to the lever by a fulcrum pin extending through the fulcrum pin opening and the pivot opening, the fulcrum pin configured to translate motion of the user interface in a first direction into motion of the cable in a second direction;
• and
• a housing having an electronics compartment and enclosing at least a portion of the charging module and at least a portion of the lever,
• wherein the sleeve is coupled to the fulcrum arm and translation of motion of the user interface in the first direction into motion of the cable in the second direction via the fulcrum pin causes the cable to move relative to the sleeve.