Modular power distribution system and method
First Claim
1. A system for distributing power, said system comprising:
- a hub for providing a specific power criteria;
a first trunk for transferring power from said hub to at least one power consuming device;
a first branch for transferring power from said first trunk;
a second branch for transferring power from said first trunk; and
a third branch for transferring power from said first trunk;
said system having a first condition wherein said first branch transfers power to a first pass-thru receptacle, a second pass thru receptacle, and a first sub-branch, said first sub-branch comprising a first twig and a second twig, said system further having a second condition for modularly augmenting said first condition by adding a fourth branch, a fifth branch, and a sixth branch, said system being converted from said first condition to said second condition by a common source of components.
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Abstract
A system distributes power. The system includes a hub for providing a specific power criteria and a trunk for transferring power from the hub a power consuming device. A first branch, a second branch, and a third branch transfer power from the trunk. The system has a first condition wherein the first branch transfers power to a first pass-thru receptacle, a second pass thru receptacle, and a first sub-branch. The first sub-branch includes a first twig and a second twig. The second twig powers the power consuming device. The second branch, in the first condition, transfers power to a third pass-thru receptacle and a fourth non-pass-thru receptacle. The third branch, in the first condition, transfers power to a first switch and a fifth pass-thru receptacle. The first switch controls power to a second sub-branch. The system further has a second condition for modularly augmenting the first condition by adding a fourth branch, a fifth branch, and a sixth branch. The system is converted from the first condition to the second condition by a common source of components.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for distributing power, said system comprising:
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a hub for providing a specific power criteria;
a first trunk for transferring power from said hub to at least one power consuming device;
a first branch for transferring power from said first trunk;
a second branch for transferring power from said first trunk; and
a third branch for transferring power from said first trunk;
said system having a first condition wherein said first branch transfers power to a first pass-thru receptacle, a second pass thru receptacle, and a first sub-branch, said first sub-branch comprising a first twig and a second twig, said system further having a second condition for modularly augmenting said first condition by adding a fourth branch, a fifth branch, and a sixth branch, said system being converted from said first condition to said second condition by a common source of components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for distributing power, said method comprising the steps of:
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providing hub with a specific power criteria;
transferring power from the hub through a first trunk to at least one power consuming device;
transferring power from the first trunk to a first branch;
transferring power from the first trunk to a second branch;
transferring power from the first trunk to a third branch;
providing a first condition wherein the first branch transfers power to a first pass-thru receptacle, a second pass thru receptacle, and a first sub-branch, the first sub-branch comprising a first twig and a second twig;
transferring power to a third pass-thru receptacle and a fourth non-pass-thru receptacle by the second branch in the first condition;
transferring power to a first switch and a fifth pass-thru receptacle, said first switch controlling power to a second sub-branch by the third branch in the first condition;
providing a second condition for modularly augmenting the first condition by adding a fourth branch, a fifth branch, and a sixth branch;
transferring power to a sixth pass-thru receptacle and a third sub-branch by the fourth branch;
transferring power to a second switch and a fourth sub-branch by the fifth branch; and
converting from the first condition to the second condition by a common source of components. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for distributing power, said system comprising:
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a hub for providing a specific power criteria;
N trunks for transferring power from said hub to at least one power consuming device, N being at least three;
a first branch for transferring power from one of said trunks;
a second branch for transferring power from one of said trunks; and
a third branch for transferring power from one of said trunks;
said system having a first condition wherein said first branch transfers power to a first pass-thru receptacle, a second pass thru receptacle, and a first sub-branch, said first sub-branch comprising a first twig and a second twig, said system further having a second condition for modularly augmenting said first condition by adding a fourth branch, a fifth branch, and a sixth branch, said system being converted from said first condition to said second condition by a common source of components.
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