Claims
- 1. An electrified furniture unit, comprising:
an automobile passenger compartment power outlet, and a power supply electrically connected to said power outlet.
- 2. The electrified furniture unit of claim 1, wherein said power supply comprises a rechargeable battery.
- 3. The electrified furniture unit of claim 2, wherein said power supply further comprises a charging circuit.
- 4. The electrified furniture unit of claim 3, wherein said rechargeable battery provides 12 volts.
- 5. The electrified furniture unit of claim 3, further comprising a control device prioritizing recharging of said battery to times of off-peak or low-cost rate AC power availability.
- 6. The electrified furniture unit of claim 1, wherein said power supply comprises an AC-to-DC converter.
- 7. The electrified furniture unit of claim 1, further comprising a power connector that is not an automobile passenger compartment power outlet, said power connector electrically connected to said power supply.
- 8. The electrified furniture unit of claim 1, wherein the furniture unit includes a worksurface and said power outlet is disposed in said worksurface.
- 9. The electrified furniture unit of claim 8, wherein said worksurface further comprises a cable management hole having a cable management hole grommet and said power outlet is disposed in said cable grommet.
- 10. The electrified furniture unit of claim 1, wherein the furniture unit further comprises linear actuators adjusting a portion of the furniture unit and said power supply is adapted for supplying DC power for said linear actuators.
- 11. The electrified furniture unit of claim 1, wherein said power supply is adapted for supplying DC power for lighting.
- 12. The electrified furniture unit of claim 1, wherein said power supply releasably receives power-tool type rechargeable batteries for supplying power to said automobile power outlet.
- 13. The electrified furniture unit of claim 1, wherein said power supply is adapted for being electrically connected to and powering a power outlet associated with at least one other furniture unit.
- 14. The electrified furniture unit of claim 1, further comprising an office appliance or other peripheral device having an auto adapter plug plugged into said power outlet.
- 15. The electrified furniture unit of claim 1, wherein the furniture unit is mobile.
- 16. A portable DC power supply, comprising:
a housing mountable to a furniture unit; a rechargeable battery mounted to said housing; and an automobile passenger compartment power outlet electrically connected to said rechargeable battery.
- 17. The portable DC power supply of claim 16, where said rechargeable batteries comprise a power tool type rechargeable battery and the power supply is adapted for releasably receiving said rechargeable batteries for supplying power to said automobile passenger compartment power outlet.
- 18. In combination:
a DC power supply; an automobile passenger compartment power outlet electrically connected to said power supply; and a furniture unit having at least one motor capable of actuating a portion of said furniture unit; said power supply coupled to said furniture unit and capable of powering said at least one motor.
- 19. The combination of claim 18, further comprising a control module controlling at least one of said power supply and said motor.
- 20. The combination of claim 18, further comprising a computing device controlling at least one of said power supply and said motor.
- 21. The combination of claim 18, wherein said power supply comprises a rechargeable battery.
- 22. The combination of claim 21, further comprising a control device prioritizing recharging of said rechargeable battery to times of off-peak or low-cost AC power.
- 23. The combination of claim 18,wherein said furniture unit is mobile.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims the benefit under Title 35, U.S.C. § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/398,269, entitled LOW VOLTAGE ELECTRIFIED FURNITURE UNIT, filed on Jul. 24, 2002.
Provisional Applications (1)
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