Floor power distribution system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10333284-B2
Application number	US-201816028485-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 6, 2018
Priority date	Sep 12, 2014
Publication date	Jun 25, 2019
Grant date	Jun 25, 2019

Abstract

A power hub includes a base assembly configured to abut a floor surface, a shaft coupled at a lower end to the base assembly, an impact loop coupled to an upper end of the shaft, and an electrical receptacle block housed in the impact loop, wherein an upper portion of the electrical receptacle block is free and is spaced from an upper portion of the impact loop such that in the event the power hub is tipped over, the upper portion of the impact loop absorbs contact with a ground surface to lessen the impact imparted to the electrical receptacle block.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power hub, comprising:
a base assembly configured to abut a floor surface;
a shaft coupled at a lower end to the base assembly;
an impact loop coupled to an upper end of the shaft; and
an electrical receptacle block housed in the impact loop, wherein an upper portion of the electrical receptacle block is spaced from an upper portion of the impact loop such that when the power hub is tipped over, the upper portion of the impact loop absorbs contact with a ground surface to lessen the impact imparted to the electrical receptacle block.

2. The power hub of claim 1 , wherein the base assembly has a greater weight than a combined weight of the impact loop and the electrical receptacle block.

3. The power hub of claim 1 , wherein the base assembly comprises an upper member comprising a first material and a lower member comprising a second material.

4. The power hub of claim 3 , wherein the first material is different than the second material.

5. The power hub of claim 4 , wherein the first material comprises a non-ferrous material, and the second material comprises a ferrous material.

6. The power hub of claim 1 , wherein the base assembly includes a relief configured to receive a power cord therein in a coiled configuration.

7. The power hub of claim 1 , wherein the impact loop has an obround shape.

8. The power hub of claim 1 , wherein the impact loop includes one or more rails extending into a cavity.

9. The power hub of claim 8 , wherein the electrical receptacle block includes a housing compartment for a bus bar assembly, and a faceplate, wherein the housing compartment and the faceplate are both configured to slidably engage the one or more rails from opposing sides of the impact loop.

10. The power hub of claim 9 , wherein the housing compartment and the faceplate couple to one another.

11. The power hub of claim 10 , wherein the housing compartment and the faceplate snappably couple to one another.

12. The power hub of claim 9 , wherein the one or more rails are T-shaped.

13. The power hub of claim 1 , wherein the electrical receptacle block comprises one or more electrical receptacles on a first side and one or more electrical receptacles on a second side that is substantially opposite the first side.

14. The power hub of claim 13 , wherein the one or more electrical receptacles on the first and second sides are configured as NEMA receptacles.

15. A power hub, comprising:
a base assembly;
a shaft extending upwardly from the base assembly;
a housing extending upwardly from the shaft, the housing including one or more rails extending into a cavity; and
an electrical receptacle block housed in the housing, and comprising:
a housing compartment housing a bus bar assembly; and
a faceplate;
wherein the housing compartment and the faceplate slidably engage the one or more rails from opposing sides of the housing from one another, and wherein the housing compartment and the faceplate are snappably coupled to each other.

16. The power hub of claim 15 , wherein the one or more rails are T-shaped.

17. The power hub of claim 15 , wherein the electrical receptacle block comprises one or more electrical receptacles on a first side and one or more electrical receptacles on a second side that is substantially opposite the first side.

18. The power hub of claim 17 , wherein the one or more electrical receptacles on the first and second sides are configured as NEMA receptacles.

19. The power hub of claim 15 , wherein the housing includes an impact loop, wherein an upper portion of the electrical receptacle block is free and is spaced from an upper portion of the impact loop such that in the event the power hub is tipped over, the upper portion of the impact loop absorbs contact with a ground surface to lessen the impact imparted to the electrical receptacle block.

20. The power hub of claim 15 , wherein the base assembly is configured to abut a flooring surface and has a weight that is greater than a combined weight of the housing and the electrical receptacle block.

Assignees

• Steelcase Inc

Inventors

• Schneider Mark
• Mckenna Mark
• Kong Duck Young

Classifications

• H02G3/0431

  Wall trunking · CPC title

• H01R13/5219

  Sealing means between coupling parts, e.g. interfacial seal · CPC title

• H02G11/02

  using take-up reel or drum · CPC title

• H01R13/5202

  Sealing means between parts of housing or between housing part and a wall, e.g. sealing rings · CPC title

• H01R25/006

  the coupling part being secured to apparatus or structure, e.g. duplex wall receptacle · CPC title