EP3188325B1 - Device for connecting to a low voltage bus - Google Patents

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EP3188325B1
EP3188325B1 EP16002738.9A EP16002738A EP3188325B1 EP 3188325 B1 EP3188325 B1 EP 3188325B1 EP 16002738 A EP16002738 A EP 16002738A EP 3188325 B1 EP3188325 B1 EP 3188325B1
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Alan Emad Zantout
Benjamin David Swedberg
Trevor Don Fildes
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R25/00—Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts, e.g. for distributing energy to two or more circuits
    • H01R25/14—Rails or bus-bars constructed so that the counterparts can be connected thereto at any point along their length
    • H01R25/147—Low voltage devices, i.e. safe to touch live conductors
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/66—Structural association with built-in electrical component
    • H01R13/665—Structural association with built-in electrical component with built-in electronic circuit
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R35/00—Flexible or turnable line connectors, i.e. the rotation angle being limited
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R13/00—Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups H01R12/70 or H01R24/00 - H01R33/00
    • H01R13/62—Means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement
    • H01R13/6205—Two-part coupling devices held in engagement by a magnet
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R24/00—Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure
    • H01R24/86—Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter
    • H01R31/065—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with built-in electric apparatus

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  • AC alternating current
  • DC direct current
  • transformer "brick” For converting the AC voltage exiting typical electrical outlets to the DC voltage needed to power such devices, a transformer "brick” is often required. Systems that use such transformer “bricks” do, however, suffer disadvantages. For example, the needed transformer “bricks” waste space and typically clutter an area that is centered on the AC outlet and/or the AC outlet is often not in a convenient location for recharging these electronic devices.
  • bus systems that do take advantage of low voltage DC for use with LED lighting, these systems are not optimized to deliver power to a wide variety of devices including electronic devices that rely on connectors such as USB.
  • US 2013/044501 A1 discloses a lighting system including modules containing LEDs or other electroluminescent devices and loosely constrained magnetic structures that are connected to rails under magnetic force.
  • WO 2008/099305 A1 discloses a lighting system comprising a base module with at least two parallel electrodes and at least one light module coupled with said electrodes.
  • the specific pattern of electrode connector elements of the light module allows to rotate the module in 90° steps.
  • the present disclosure addresses at least some of the problems above-noted with respect to distributing DC power or signals.
  • an improved system that is able to distribute power, e.g., low voltage DC power or communication signals, into a given space, e.g., home, office, vehicle, or the like, via use of a buss and a corresponding device according to claim 1, for connecting to an electrical buss.
  • the buss comprises at least one electrical conductor that is coupled to a carrier which carrier can be affixed to a desired surface in a given space, e.g., home, work, or the like.
  • the buss may be affixed to a surface in any number of ways, including, for example, adhesive, hook-and-loop fastener, magnets, mechanical undercut, screws, and the like.
  • the carrier may take the form of a strip or coil of material while in other described embodiments the carrier may take the form of an otherwise conventional piece of building material, such as a piece of molding, a railing, floor board, or the like.
  • the connector is preferably sized and arranged to couple to the buss and will include electrical components and features, e.g., USB ports, as needed for use in distributing the low voltage DC power from the buss to a device that is intended to receive power.
  • the connector may be permanently connected to the buss (or formed integral therewith) or may be releaseably and easily connected to the buss via use of magnetism, via use of mechanical structures, or the like. It is also contemplated that it may be desirable to provide the connector with the ability to be moved, e.g., slid, relative to the buss when attached thereto to allow for placement of the connector at a desired location within a given space.
  • FIGS. 40, 41A-41B and 42A-42C The embodiments of the claimed invention are presented in FIGS. 40, 41A-41B and 42A-42C and in the corresponding part of the present description.
  • a conductive buss system for use in permitting electrical power and/or signals to be conducted and accessed at any point along a distance.
  • the described buss system allows low voltage DC power and/or signals to be introduced into space in a manner that eliminates clutter, e.g., eliminates the need to run wires or cables from plugs that are required to be attached directly to immovable and intermittently located electrical outlets, while allowing the space to be tailored for use on an individual basis as needed.
  • the hereinafter described conductive buss and/or electrical buss may use any suitable electrically conductive element, such as a strip, bar, wire, etc., for conducting any suitable signal, including power, communications, etc.
  • the described conductive buss is not limited to any particular conductive medium.
  • the described buss system includes a power source (or signal source) that provides low voltage DC (or other suitable signal) to a conductive buss (or multiple conductive busses).
  • a power source or supply may have multiple modes of operation, including, for example, a low power usage standby mode and a full power use mode. By having a power source (or supply) that can switch between two or more modes of operation, more efficient energy usage can be achieved.
  • a power source or supply may have other modes of operation beyond those disclosed herein.
  • one way of controlling the flow of electrical power (e.g., switching on/off, increasing/decreasing, etc.) to an electrical buss, such as a buss 430 or a buss 432 is through the use of a device 434 capable of providing a control signal, such as a smartphone, tablet computer, sensor or the like.
  • the control device 434 may provide one or more control signals to a power supply 436, power source, and/or other devices that causes a mechanism such as a switch 438, for instance, to turn power on and/or off to one or more electrical busses electrically coupled thereto, such as the busses 430, 432.
  • the example switch 438 may be located in a wire splitter in some examples.
  • the control device 434 may communicate directly with the switch 438, which in some examples may be oriented between the power supply 436 and the busses 430, 432.
  • Each of the electrical busses 430, 432 may be connected to one or more devices 440A-E, 442A-E drawing a load from each of the busses 430, 432 when energized.
  • control device may utilize any kind of sensing, including, for example, proximity sensing, motion sensing, or the like.
  • the controlling device may function to cut off power to one or more of the electrical busses 430, 432 when the control device is determined to be removed from a given location (e.g., when the control device is embodied in a mobile device) and/or when a user is determined to be beyond a threshold distance from the control device (e.g., when the control device is embodied as an object sensing device).
  • the controlling device may function to cut off power to one or more of the electrical busses 430, 432 when the control device is not sensed to be stationary and/or when the controlling device fails to sense a motion of a given object, such as user or the like, for a certain period of time.
  • the senor 434 may be built into a power supply 436 or may be located remotely from the power supply 436 as needed for any given purpose.
  • the control device may communicate with the power supply 436 and/or the switch 438 via wiring or wirelessly via any suitable communication protocol.
  • the present disclosure contemplates a wide variety of configurations beyond the example shown in FIG. 1 of a remote sensor or wireless controlling device.
  • a further example configuration is shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the example switch 438 and the example sensor 434 are included within a connector 444 providing power from the power source 436 to an electrical buss 446.
  • the buss 446 may in turn provide a load to a plurality of devices 448A-E.
  • the power supply may include the sensor and/or the switch.
  • FIGS. 3-7 illustrated are example buss systems that function to reduce the clutter from the required single power supply 436, e.g., a power supply that receives 120V AC as input and which provides 24 V DC as output.
  • FIG. 3 shows a power supply 436 that is integrated directly into a buss carrier 400.
  • FIGS. 4A and 4B illustrate the power supply 436 located within an input connector 427 that is to be coupled to the buss.
  • FIGS. 5A and 5B show a power supply 436 that plugs directly into an AC wall socket 501 while having contacts for simultaneously connecting to the buss.
  • FIG. 6A, 6B, and 6C depict a power supply 436 housed in an electrical junction box enclosure 437 within a wall so that the power supply 436 does not intrude within the living space at all.
  • the power supply may include contacts 439 which are arranged to extend from the power supply 436 to engage with the electrical conductors 451 provided to the buss, for example via openings 453 provided to the backside of the buss as illustrated in FIG. 21 .
  • the openings 453 may be elongated as needed for any particular purpose or the opening could run the entire length of the buss so as not to limit where the buss needs to be coupled to the input connector.
  • FIGS. 7A, 7B, 7C and 7D also shows an input electrical connector 457 that is to be positioned in a mounting surface 455, such as a wall, in order to provide input power to the buss from a remotely located power supply and which provides uninterrupted access to the buss by not utilizing any of the room facing buss surface for delivery of power to the buss.
  • a mounting surface 455 such as a wall
  • FIG. 7A shows the input electrical connector 457 prior to installation in the mounting surface 455
  • FIG. 7B shows the input electrical connector 457 installed in the mounting surface 455
  • FIG. 7C shows the buss (shown in FIG.
  • a resilient locking tab 461 or the like type of structure adapted to engage with a corresponding structure provided to the mounting surface may be provided to the input electrical connector housing as shown.
  • example busses 1280 having both a primary electrical power buss 1282, for example provided by conductive elements 1282A and 1282B provided to the carrier, and a secondary buss for electrical power or communication 1284, for example provided by conductive elements 1284A and 1284B provided to the carrier.
  • the conductive elements may be constructed from a copper alloy material.
  • the communication buss 1284 may comprise communication, networking, PSTN, VOIP, Internet, ethernet, telephone, serial, USB, or any other type of communication buss known in the art.
  • a control device 1286 may be attached to the communication buss 1284 at a first region 1288 of the buss 1280.
  • a peripheral device 1290 is to be attached to the electrical buss 1282 and the communication buss 1284 at a second region 1292 of the buss system 1280, e.g., via use of an output connector or directly in cases where the peripheral device includes an integrated output connector.
  • the electrical buss 1282 and the communication buss 1284 allow the control device 1286, e.g., a computer, to communicate with the peripheral device 1290, e.g., a computer monitor, even if the peripheral device 1290 is in a location remote from the control device 1286.
  • the secondary bus could also be useful to provide additional electrical power rather than communication.
  • the carrier may also be provided with one or more regions having a ferromagnetic material 1283 for cooperating with one or more magnets provided to a connector (whether input or output) as described further hereinafter.
  • FIG.11 illustrates four example busses 1400, 1402, 1404, 1406 that include a ferromagnetic wire 1408 as well as a flexible non-conductive carrier.
  • the ferromagnetic wire 1408 allows for a device to be magnetically attached to one of the busses 1400, 1402, 1404, 1406.
  • devices may be electrically and mechanically coupled to the busses 1400, 1402, 1404, 1406 in one step.
  • the busses can be supplied in a coil form as shown in FIGS. 30A and 30B that will preferably straighten when not constrained.
  • the coil form allows for convenient packaging and transportation of long lengths of buss prior to use.
  • One or more of the conductive buss elements 1401 and/or ferromagnetic wire 1408 can be provided with a spring temper such that the buss will be caused to substantially straighten when unpackaged for easy use on walls, desks, and other straight surfaces.
  • the buss may be provided with scorings, perforations, points of weakness or the like 4200 to thereby allow the buss to be easily shortened (by means of mechanical breaking or cutting) to a desired length as illustrated in FIGS. 23A and 23B .
  • FIGS. 16A and 16B illustrate a buss 3500 having conductive elements 3502 that are each mounted within carrier elements 3504.
  • the carrier elements 3504 are formed from an insulating material, such as plastic.
  • the carrier elements 3504 are, in turn, mounted to a further carrier element 3506 which is formed from a ferromagnetic material to thereby allow one or more connectors to be magnetically attached thereto as described above and further illustrated in FIGS. 17A and 17B .
  • 17A and 17B illustrate a connector 3600 having a magnet 3602, electrical contacts 3604 sized and arranged to engage with the conductor elements 3502 when the connector 3600 is magnetically coupled to the buss system 3500, and a USB port 3606 for allowing DC power from the conductive elements 3502 to be delivered to a device that is coupled to the USB port 3604 via use of a USB cable.
  • Optional protrusions 3608 are also provided to the connector 3600 for use in preventing improper mating between the connector 3600 and buss system 3500, i.e., the protrusions 3608 function as a keying feature as discussed further below.
  • other types of ports can be provided to the connector 3600 as needed for a given purpose.
  • the shape and arrangement of the components illustrated may be modified to meet a desired objective.
  • the buss may employ a tubular shape as shown in FIGS. 29A and B .
  • FIG. 12 illustrates an example multiple channel power supply 1500.
  • the single power supply 1500 replaces and/or otherwise supplements several of the transformer "bricks” that provide low voltage DC power to the many products that utilize rechargeable batteries, e.g., laptops, cellular telephones, smart phones, etc.. These transformer "bricks” that convert the AC voltage exiting electrical outlets to the DC voltage necessary to power such devices oftentimes waste energy during the conversion process.
  • the example power supply 1500 reduces the amount of wasted energy.
  • the example power supply 1500 has multiple output channels to supply power to one or more of the example conductive buss systems disclosed herein as well as directly to other loads such as LED lighting.
  • the example power supply 1500 may reduce power consumption by communicating with one or more control devices 1502, e.g., sensors and/or smart devices such as smart phone, tablet computers, computers, or the like.
  • the example power supply 1500 communicates with the one or more control devices 1502 wirelessly or via any other suitable communication protocol.
  • the one or more control devices 1502 have light sensing capabilities that communicate information relating to the intensity of sensed light to the power supply 1500 to reduce or even cut power to lighting during sunny days, etc.
  • the one or more control devices 1502 may have motion sensing capabilities and/or other suitable sensing capabilities that communicates the absence of a person in the proximate environment to the power supply 1500 to de-energize the electrical buss when the presence of an occupant is not sensed. Likewise, the control device 1502 can send a control signal when the control device senses itself as being outside or within range of the system. In yet other examples, the control device 1502 may have other sensing capabilities for communicating information to the power supply 1500 as needed for any given purpose.
  • the example power supply 1500 receives power through one or more inputs 1508.
  • the one or more inputs 1508 may receive AC power, DC power or both as desired.
  • the one or more inputs 1508 receive 120 volt AC power, 230 volt AC power, and/or 380 volt DC power.
  • the example power supply 1500 may include a battery backup 1506.
  • the battery backup 1506 provides 24 volt DC power and is integrated into the power supply 1500.
  • the battery backup 1506 may be a peripheral device that is not integrated into the power supply 1500.
  • the power supply 1500 comprises both uncontrolled outputs 1514 and controlled outputs 1516.
  • the uncontrolled outputs 1514 may be used to power devices that are never turned off (or are desired to be controlled locally), while the controlled outputs 1516 are more suitable to power devices that have less consistent energy usage requirements.
  • the uncontrolled outputs 1514 and the controlled outputs 1516 may output power as desired.
  • the present disclosure contemplates example connectors 1550, 1552 as shown in FIG. 13 that include a mechanism 1554 for protecting against conditions involving overvoltage and/or overcurrent.
  • This mechanism 1554 may be in addition or in the alternative to the functionality of the power supply 1500.
  • the mechanism 1554 for protecting against overcurrent and/or overvoltage may in some examples operate similar to a fuse, although those having ordinary skill in the art will understand that there a number of ways in which to perform this function.
  • the mechanism 1554 protects against a number of situations, such as, for example, preventing damage or injury to equipment and/or individuals if someone connects an improper power source.
  • the connector 1550 includes a sensing switch 1556 for allowing for control of the power to the buss.
  • the sensing switch 1556 may in some examples be associated with a sensor that acts as a further control (e.g., in addition to the power supply 1500, the splitter 438, the mechanism 1554, etc.) as to power delivered to a buss 1558 supporting devices 1560A-E requiring a load.
  • the connector 1552 does not include a sensing switch in addition to the mechanism 1554 for protecting against overvoltage and overcurrent.
  • the power supply 1500, the splitter 438, and/or the mechanism 1554 operate to control the power supplied to a buss 1562 supporting devices 1564A-E requiring a load.
  • FIG. 15 illustrates an office space environment 2100 that incorporates a power source 2102.
  • the power source 2102 is housed within a cavity enclosure 2104 of an office wall 2106.
  • the illustrated cavity enclosure 2104 would preferably be in the form of a junction box.
  • the wall is a furniture component
  • the cavity enclosure 2104 has ducting 2108 that permits the convection of air through the office furniture power source 2102.
  • the power source in addition to providing power used to power a device, may also charge a battery backup to permit continued use of the device in the event of a short-term power outage.
  • FIGS. 18A and 18B illustrate a buss 3700 in which the carrier is in the form of a piece of building material 3702. While illustrated as being in the particular form of a 1/4 round piece of molding, it will be appreciated that other building material can be used for this same purpose, such as tongue and groove flooring shown in FIGS. 31A and 31B .
  • the piece of building material 3702 is provided with channels in which are disposed the electrical conductors 3704.
  • a connector 3900 having a magnet and a complementary shape and arrangement of power distributing elements (an example of which is illustrated in FIG.
  • the illustrated example building material is also provided with strips of ferromagnetic material 3706. While illustrated as a continuous strip of ferromagnetic material 3706 (to thereby allow the connector 3900 to be placed at any location upon the buss system 3700), it will be appreciated that the ferromagnetic material may be distributed and arranged as desired to meet any desired objective.
  • optional insulating elements 3800 can be provided to the system as illustrated in FIGS. 19A and 19B , e.g., in cases where the carrier is made from a non-insulating material.
  • the connector 3900 may be provided with ports and/or wires/cables for use in allowing the connector 3900 to be coupled to a device requiring power and/or signals from the buss system.
  • power may be supplied to the buss from a power source that is disposed on the same side of the carrier as the conductive elements or from the opposite side as desired for any purpose.
  • conventionally known and complimentary shaped jumper elements may be provided to facilitate electrical engagement between conductor elements of adjacent busses.
  • the carrier 3201 may be provided with a shape, such as a trapezoidal shape, that provides an undercut to hold the carrier in place in a correspondingly shaped receiver 3203 provided to a piece of building material 3205, a desk, or other form of carrier/mounting surface as shown in FIGS. 33A-C and 34A-B .
  • the electrical conductive elements 1401 can be provided with a shape having an undercut to hold the buss in a carrier as also shown in FIG. 34-35 .
  • FIGS. 35A and 35B shows a carrier with deflectable undercuts 3601 that would be useful if the installer does not have access to the end of the slot in the mounting surface.
  • a flush system may also be useful in other flooring applications.
  • FIGS. 36A and 36B shows a carrier configuration with undercuts to be positioned under a bottom surface of a carpet 3701 with the portion of the carrier that carries the conductive elements still being flush with the top surface of the carpet 3701.
  • FIGS. 14A-D Another form of the buss is shown in FIGS. 14A-D .
  • the buss carrier 1401 includes one, narrow, linear ferromagnetic strip 1403 and the connector 1405 (whether input or output) includes one or more magnets 1407 arranged to provide a single, linear magnetic field.
  • the magnetic relationship between the magnet(s) 1407 and the ferromagnetic strip 1403 would assure that the connector 1405 mounts to the buss carrier 1401 in one of only two positions, i.e., the magnetic field will cause a misaligned connector 1405 to self-correct into alignment for proper connection as shown in FIG. 14C and 14D .
  • the connector and the buss can be provided with complimentary keying features to ensure that the connector is only capable of being coupled to the buss in only one of the two positions.
  • FIGS. 38A-38C Illustrated in FIGS. 38A-38C is a further embodiment of a keyed connector 1405' wherein the connector 1405' is provided with a keying feature. While the keying feature is illustrated as being a pair of elongated surfaces 3800 that extend outwardly from opposed sides of the connector 1405' relative to the contact carrying surface of the connector 1405', it will be appreciated that the keying feature can include one or more surfaces that extend along all of or a portion of the sides or surfaces of the connector 1405' so long as the provided keying feature is cooperable with one or more surfaces of the buss 1401 to provide the needed functionality of preventing the contacts of the connector 1405' from engaging with the conductors of the buss 1401 when the connector 1405' is not properly seated upon the buss 1401 as particularly shown in FIG.
  • the illustrated keying features 3800 will engage with a face of the buss 1401 when the connector 1405' is not properly aligned with the buss 1401 and, as a result, the illustrated keying features 3800 will function to maintain one or more of the contacts of the connector 1405' in a spaced, non-conductive condition relative to the conductors of the buss 1401. In contrast, when the connector 1405' is properly aligned with the buss 1401, as shown in FIG.
  • the illustrated keying features 3800 will be positioned at opposed sides of the buss 1401 and, as such, the keying features 3800 will not engage with any surfaces of the buss 1401 to thereby interfere with the ability of the conductors of the connector 1405' to electrically engage with the conductors of the buss 1401.
  • FIGS. 39A-39D Illustrated in FIGS. 39A-39D is a further connector 3900 having a centrally disposed magnet 1407 and at least two electrical contacts 3902 arranged concentrically there around. While the illustrated connector 3900 is shown as having a cylindrically shaped body, it will be appreciated that other forms can be utilized. As will be appreciated, by arranging the plurality of electrical contacts 3902 concentrically upon the mating surface 3904 of the connector 3900, the connector can be placed upon the buss 1401 in a correspond, plurality of rotational positions in which at least two of the electrical contacts 3902 will be electrically engaged with the conductors of the buss 1401.
  • the connector 3900 when a side of the connector 3900 is provided with a USB port, a cable, a lighting element, or the like, a user can rotate the connector 3900 relative to the buss 1401 to position the USB port, cable, lighting element, or the like in a desired location. It will also be appreciated that the connector 3900 can be provided with other elements, such as ports or other power consuming features, as needed for any given purpose.
  • a connector adaptor 3900' can be used to provide for rotation of a connector to any desired position over a full 360 degrees relative to the buss 1401.
  • a surface 3906 of the connector adaptor 3900' that is opposite to the contact carrying surface 3904 of the connector adaptor 3900' can be provided with at least a pair of arcuately shaped conductors 3908 that are to be electrically engaged with contacts 4102 of cooperable connector 4100 shown in FIGS.
  • the connector 4100 may also be provided with a magnet for use in attaching/aligning the connector 4100 upon surface 3906 of connector adaptor 3900'.
  • the surface 3906 can be recessed within the body of the connector adaptor 3900' to thereby allow the connector 4100 to seat in alignment within the body of the connector adaptor 3900'.
  • the use of the arcuately shaped conductors 3908 allows the connector 4100 to be freely rotated over 360 degrees relative to the buss 1401 to thereby allow a user to locate a feature provided to the conductor 4100, such as the illustrated USB port, in any desired position.
  • connector 4100 that is releasably positionable within a connector adaptor 3900'
  • the connector 4100 is rotatably attached directly to a connector base 3900" as further illustrated in FIGS. 41A and 41B .
  • the connector base 3900" can itself be positioned upon the buss 1401 (without the need for using the connector adaptor 3900') or the connector 4100 can be used as described above, i.e., with the connector base 3900" being releasably engaged with connector adaptor 3900'.
  • FIGS. 42A-42C Illustrated in FIGS. 42A-42C is a further connector adaptor 4100' having a pair of retractable, AC plug forks 4200.
  • the plug forks 4200 may be folded into slots 4202 provided to the contact mounting surface 3906.
  • the plug forks 4200 would be coupled to circuitry for converting AC power to low voltage DC power to, for example, provide low voltage DC power to a USB port, power consuming element, or the like provided to the connector adaptor 4100'.
  • the connector adaptor 4100' can be coupled to an AC power outlet, coupled to the buss 1401 (with the forks 4200 retracted or folded), or coupled to connector adaptor 3900'(again with the forks 4200 folded or retracted) as desired.
  • the connector adaptor 4100' is again illustrated as being provided with a rotatable base 3900" which rotatable base supports the contacts 4102 and the plug forks 4200.
  • the connector adaptor need not be provided with contacts 4102, as illustrated in FIGS. 43A-43C in which case the connector adaptor 4100" would be usable with an AC power outlet alone.
  • the plug forks 4200 can be provided to any surface of the connector adaptor.
  • FIGS. 37A-C shows another version of flush buss system in which both the electrical conductive elements 3801 and ferromagnetic strips 3803 are thin strips mounted to tape.
  • the thin tape would allow the ferromagnetic strip 3803 to be mounted on the underside of the tape and still provide sufficient magnetic attraction to the connected devices.
  • one of the electrically conductive elements also provides the functionality of the ferromagnetic strip.
  • FIGS. 44A and 44B illustrate a still further connector 4100' having a power plug portion 4400.
  • the power plug portion in provided with electrical contacts 4402 for engaging with electrical conductors of a power port, such as a cigarette lighter.
  • the connector 4100' may include circuitry as needed for converting power drawn from the power port, e.g., 12VDC, to power to the provided to a power drawing device or port provided to the connector 4100' as described previously.
  • a power plug adaptor 4400' would include the contacts 4402 as described previously and would additionally include electrical contacts 3906 for engaging with contacts of a connector, such as connector 4100. While not required, the electrical contacts 3906 may be arcuate in shape to provide for 360 degree connectivity with the connector 4100. It is also contemplated that the power plug adaptor 4400' may include a magnet that is cooperable with a magnet provided to the connector 4100 to thereby allow the connector to be releasably coupled to the power plug adaptor 4400'.
  • circuitry as needed for converting power drawn from the power port, e.g., 12VDC, to power to the provided to a power drawing device or port provided to the connector 4100 as described previously would be included within the power plug adaptor 4400' to thereby allow the connector 4100 to be universally used with many different types of adaptors. It will be appreciated, however, that the connector 4100 can also be provided with circuitry for converting different types of electrical inputs to different types of electrical outputs as desired.
  • a magnet 4120 provided for use in coupling a connector or connector adaptor with a buss can be also used to obtain an electrical signal, such as a communication signal, from a ferrous element 4602 provided to a buss 4600 as shown in FIGS. 46A and 46B .
  • the magnet 4120 can be provided with one or more protuberances 4102 for ensuring a good mating connection with the ferrous element 4602 particularly in the case where the ferrous element is recessed within the buss carrier as particularly illustrated in FIG. 46A .
  • FIGS. 24A-B and 25A-B a further exemplary buss system is shown having integrated LED lighting, thus providing lighting and additional access to power through the integrated buss.
  • the LEDs are directly attached to the bus conductors while in FIGS. 25-B the bus conductors are attached to an integrated LED circuit.
  • FIG. 26 illustrates an exemplary system installed in a deck environment
  • FIGS. 27 and 28 illustrate an exemplary system installed in a kitchen. It is to be understood, however, that the exemplary environments described herein are not intended to be limiting and the subject systems and method can be used in any location in which low voltage power distribution is desired.
  • the conductive elements can be covered with a removable substrate, such as a film, to protect the conductive elements should one desire to paint the carrier.

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