Power Harness Having Multiple Upstream USB Ports and Furniture Article Having Harness with USB Ports
First Claim
1. A power harness, comprising:
- an electrical cord extending from a housing for delivering electrical power to at least one externally accessible downstream power port at least partially contained in the housing;
a plurality of externally accessible USB ports each at least partially contained in the housing, the plurality of USB ports including first and second upstream USB ports and a plurality of downstream USB ports; and
circuitry interconnecting associated ones of the upstream and downstream USB ports such that accessed ones of the plurality downstream USB ports communicate with;
an accessed one of the first and second upstream USB ports when only one of the first and second upstream USB ports is accessed; and
a predetermined one of the first and second upstream USB ports when both of the first and second upstream USB ports are accessed.
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Abstract of the Disclosure
A power harness including an electrical cord extending from a housing for delivering electrical power to at least one externally accessible downstream power port at least partially contained in the housing. The power harness also includes a plurality of externally accessible USB ports each at least partially contained in the housing, the plurality of USB ports including first and second upstream USB ports and a plurality of downstream USB ports. The power harness also includes circuitry interconnecting associated ones of the upstream and downstream USB ports such that accessed ones of the plurality downstream USB ports communicate with: (1) an accessed one of the first and second upstream USB ports when only one of the first and second upstream USB ports is accessed; and (2) a predetermined one of the first and second upstream USB ports when both of the first and second upstream USB ports are accessed.
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29 Claims
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1. A power harness, comprising:
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an electrical cord extending from a housing for delivering electrical power to at least one externally accessible downstream power port at least partially contained in the housing; a plurality of externally accessible USB ports each at least partially contained in the housing, the plurality of USB ports including first and second upstream USB ports and a plurality of downstream USB ports; and circuitry interconnecting associated ones of the upstream and downstream USB ports such that accessed ones of the plurality downstream USB ports communicate with; an accessed one of the first and second upstream USB ports when only one of the first and second upstream USB ports is accessed; and a predetermined one of the first and second upstream USB ports when both of the first and second upstream USB ports are accessed. - 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. An article of furniture, comprising:
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a panel having an aperture through first and second opposing sides; and a power harness extending through the aperture, including; an electrical cord extending from a housing for delivering electrical power to at least one externally accessible downstream power port at least partially contained in the housing; a plurality of externally accessible USB ports each at least partially contained in the housing, the plurality of USB ports including first and second upstream USB ports and a plurality of downstream USB ports; and circuitry interconnecting associated ones of the upstream and downstream USB ports such that accessed ones of the plurality downstream USB ports communicate with; an accessed one of the first and second upstream USB ports when only one of the first and second upstream USB ports is accessed; and a predetermined one of the first and second upstream USB ports when both of the first and second upstream USB ports are accessed.
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21. A method of manufacturing an article of furniture, comprising:
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providing a panel having an aperture through first and second opposing sides; providing a power harness, the power harness including; an electrical cord extending from a housing for delivering electrical power to at least one externally accessible downstream power port at least partially contained in the housing; a plurality of externally accessible USB ports each at least partially contained in the housing, the plurality of USB ports including first and second upstream USB ports and a plurality of downstream USB ports; and circuitry interconnecting associated ones of the upstream and downstream USB ports such that accessed ones of the plurality downstream USB ports communicate with; an accessed one of the first and second upstream USB ports when only one of the first and second upstream USB ports is accessed; and a predetermined one of the first and second upstream USB ports when both of the first and second upstream USB ports are accessed; and assembling the power harness in the aperture.
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22. An article of furniture, comprising:
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a panel having an aperture extending therethrough; and a harness extending through the aperture and including; a housing; and a plurality of externally accessible USB ports each at least partially contained in the housing, the plurality of USB ports including at least one upstream USB port and at least one downstream USB port interconnected with the at least one upstream USB port. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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