Furniture with wireless power

A furniture component for wirelessly transferring power from a power source to an electronic device having a plurality of electrical contacts, the furniture component comprising:

• a furniture component support having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, an intermediate portion disposed between the first surface and the second surface, and a first cavity extending from the first surface into the intermediate portion;
• a first housing component having a first planar portion and a first wall portion extending perpendicularly from the first planar portion, the first planar portion further including a plurality of openings and a conductive surface comprising a first plurality of conductive strips covering the plurality of openings, the wall portion received by the first cavity;
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• a plurality of electrical conductors electrically coupled to the first plurality of conductive strips and adapted to transfer power from the power source to the first plurality of conductive strips, the first plurality of conductive strips transferring power to the electronic device when the plurality of electrical contacts of the electronic device contact the first plurality of conductive strips.

A furniture component for inductively transferring power to an electronic device that includes a secondary coil of an inductive coupling, the furniture component comprising:

• a working platform including a working surface and a non-working surface opposite the working surface, an intermediate portion disposed between the working surface and the non-working surface, and an opening in the working surface;
• a first housing component at least partially embedded in the working platform, the first housing component having a first planar portion and a first wall portion, the first planar portion including a conductive surface comprising a first plurality of conductive strips, the first wall portion extending perpendicularly from the first planar portion and being positioned in the working platform through the opening in the working surface;
• a power source receiving power from an external source;
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• electrical conductors electrically coupled to the power source and electrically coupled to the first plurality of conductive strips through the first planar portion of the first housing component to energize the conductive surface.