MODULAR CABLE WITH INTEGRAL RECHARGEABLE POWER SUPPLY
First Claim
1. A modular cable assembly with integral DC electrical power supply comprising:
- a housing;
a rechargeable DC electric storage device in the housing;
a first connector coupled to the housing via a first flexible cable that extends from the housing and which permits relative movement between the first connector and the housing, wherein in response to the first connector being coupled to a mating connector of an external source of DC electrical power, the first cable conveys DC electrical power from the external source of DC electrical power to the housing, wherein the first connector is a type-A USB connector;
a second connector coupled to the housing via a second flexible cable that extends from the housing and which permits relative movement between the second connector and the housing; and
a third cable including third and fourth spaced connectors, wherein the second and third connectors are mating connectors, wherein in response to the second and third connectors being mated and the fourth connector being coupled to a mating connector of an external power consumption device, the second and third cables convey DC electrical power from the housing to the external power consumption device.
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Abstract
A modular cable assembly includes first and second flexible cables coupled to a housing and first and second connectors coupled to the respective first and second cables remote from the housing. A rechargeable DC power supply in the housing is operative for storing electrical power received from an external source of DC electrical power via the first connector and for supplying the stored electrical power to an external power consumption device via the second connector. The modular cable assembly can also include a third cable having third and fourth spaced connectors. The second and third connectors are mating connectors that when mated enable the stored electrical power to be supplied to the external power consumption device via the combination of the second, third, and fourth connectors.
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22 Claims
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1. A modular cable assembly with integral DC electrical power supply comprising:
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a housing; a rechargeable DC electric storage device in the housing; a first connector coupled to the housing via a first flexible cable that extends from the housing and which permits relative movement between the first connector and the housing, wherein in response to the first connector being coupled to a mating connector of an external source of DC electrical power, the first cable conveys DC electrical power from the external source of DC electrical power to the housing, wherein the first connector is a type-A USB connector; a second connector coupled to the housing via a second flexible cable that extends from the housing and which permits relative movement between the second connector and the housing; and a third cable including third and fourth spaced connectors, wherein the second and third connectors are mating connectors, wherein in response to the second and third connectors being mated and the fourth connector being coupled to a mating connector of an external power consumption device, the second and third cables convey DC electrical power from the housing to the external power consumption device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A modular cable assembly with integral DC electrical power supply comprising:
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a rechargeable DC electric storage device supported by a support structure; first and second flexible cables coupled to the support structure; first and second connectors coupled to the respective first and second cables remote from the support structure, the first connector being a type-A USB connector; a third flexible cable having third and fourth spaced connectors, wherein the second and third connectors are mating connectors; a charging control circuit supported by the support structure for controlling charging of the rechargeable DC electric storage device in response to the first connector being coupled with a mating connector of an external source of DC electrical power; and a regulating circuit supported by the support structure for regulating DC electrical power conveyed to an external power consumption device from the rechargeable electric storage device, the external source of DC electrical power, or both in response to the second and third connectors being mated and the fourth connector being coupled with a mating connector of the external power consumption device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A modular cable assembly with integral DC electrical power supply comprising:
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first and second flexible cables coupled to a support structure; first and second connectors coupled to the respective first and second cables remote from the support structure; means for converting wireless energy into DC electrical power ; and a rechargeable DC electrical power supply supported by the support structure and operative for storing electrical power received from either the means for converting wireless energy into DC electrical power, an external source of DC electrical power via the first connector, or both, and for supplying the stored electrical power to an external power consumption device via the second connector. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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