Removably connectable units for power, light, data, or other functions
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1. A lighting system comprising:
- a plurality of lighting units with each lighting unit including a multi-color light source to produce four different color lights including a white color light and three different primary color lights and combinations thereof; and
a cube-shaped housing to enclose the multi-color light source, the housing including;
six faces; and
a first contact interface on each face and having four power-transmissible conductive contacts arranged in a square pattern in which each respective one of the four power-transmissible conductive contacts is located adjacent a corner of the respective face of the cube-shaped housing and each respective one of the four power-transmissible conductive contacts corresponds to a respective one of the four different color lights of the multi-color light source, such that upon application of power to the respective conductive contact, a corresponding color is emitted from the multi-color light source,wherein at least some of the conductive contacts are magnetically attractable, andwherein adjacent lighting units are releasably couplable relative to one another via magnetic attraction of the respective conductive contacts, andwherein the plurality of lighting units comprises a series of lighting units, and a color emitted via one of the respective lighting units is at least partially dependent on which conductive contacts of a prior lighting unit are being powered.
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Abstract
Multiple units are removably connectable to provide desired functions, such as light, power, data, or other functions.
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1. A lighting system comprising:
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a plurality of lighting units with each lighting unit including a multi-color light source to produce four different color lights including a white color light and three different primary color lights and combinations thereof; and a cube-shaped housing to enclose the multi-color light source, the housing including; six faces; and a first contact interface on each face and having four power-transmissible conductive contacts arranged in a square pattern in which each respective one of the four power-transmissible conductive contacts is located adjacent a corner of the respective face of the cube-shaped housing and each respective one of the four power-transmissible conductive contacts corresponds to a respective one of the four different color lights of the multi-color light source, such that upon application of power to the respective conductive contact, a corresponding color is emitted from the multi-color light source, wherein at least some of the conductive contacts are magnetically attractable, and wherein adjacent lighting units are releasably couplable relative to one another via magnetic attraction of the respective conductive contacts, and wherein the plurality of lighting units comprises a series of lighting units, and a color emitted via one of the respective lighting units is at least partially dependent on which conductive contacts of a prior lighting unit are being powered. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A lighting system comprising:
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a lighting unit including; a multi-color light source; and a housing to enclose the light source and including; a plurality of faces oriented in different directions; and a first contact interface on each face and having a plurality of conductive contacts arranged in at least a first pattern in which each respective one of the conductive contacts on a respective face corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of different colors of the multi-color light source, such that upon application of power to the respective conductive contact, a corresponding color is emitted from the multi-color light source, wherein at least some of the conductive contacts are magnetically attractable, a base having a control contact interface having an array of individually addressable conductive power contacts arranged in a second pattern which at least matches the first pattern of the first control interface and in which each respective one of the conductive power contacts corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of different colors of the multi-color light source, such that upon application of power via the base to the respective conductive power contact, power will be transmitted to the corresponding contact of the first contact interface of the housing of the lighting unit, wherein at least some of the conductive power contacts are magnetically attractable relative to the magnetically attractable conductive contacts of the first control interface of the lighting unit, and wherein the second pattern of the control contact interface is cooperable with the first contact interface and with a second contact interface of a different lighting unit having a third pattern of conductive contacts, wherein the third pattern has a shape different than a shape of the first pattern of conductive contacts.
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