COMBINED POWER AND DATA CORD AND RECEPTACLE
First Claim
1. A system for use with a hospital bed having circuitry and a standard AC power outlet spaced from the hospital bed, the system comprisinga cable assembly couplable to the circuitry of the hospital bed, the cable assembly including power conductors and at least one data conductor, the cable assembly having a plug including a first power coupler coupled to the power conductors and a first data coupler coupled to the at least one data conductor, anda second data coupler mountable adjacent the standard AC power outlet, the second data coupler being configured to couple to the first data coupler when the first power coupler is coupled to the standard AC power outlet.
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Abstract
A system for use with a hospital bed having circuitry and a standard AC power outlet spaced from the hospital bed is provided. The system includes a cable assembly couplable to the circuitry of the hospital bed. The cable assembly has power conductors and at least one data conductor. The cable assembly also has a plug including a first power coupler coupled to the power conductors and a first data coupler coupled to the at least one data conductor. The system also includes a second data coupler mountable adjacent the standard AC power outlet. The second data coupler is configured to couple to the first data coupler when the first power coupler is coupled to the standard AC power outlet.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for use with a hospital bed having circuitry and a standard AC power outlet spaced from the hospital bed, the system comprising
a cable assembly couplable to the circuitry of the hospital bed, the cable assembly including power conductors and at least one data conductor, the cable assembly having a plug including a first power coupler coupled to the power conductors and a first data coupler coupled to the at least one data conductor, and a second data coupler mountable adjacent the standard AC power outlet, the second data coupler being configured to couple to the first data coupler when the first power coupler is coupled to the standard AC power outlet.
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19. The system of claim 19, wherein the first and second data couplers each comprise at least one of a photoemitter and a photodetector.
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