OVERBED TABLE WITH WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER
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1. An item support apparatus, comprising:
- a base,a support column extending upwardly from the base,a table surface cantilevered from the support column,a receiver configured to receive electrical power transmitted through a wireless medium by a transmitter that is not in physical contact with the receiver, anda power storage device configured to store electrical power received by the receiver.
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Abstract
An item support apparatus receives electrical power wirelessly and stores the electrical power in a power storage device at the item support apparatus. The item support apparatus supplies the electrical power for one or more electronic devices and/or applications, such as charging electronic devices, wireless data transmission, and/or operation of the overbed table.
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20 Claims
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1. An item support apparatus, comprising:
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a base, a support column extending upwardly from the base, a table surface cantilevered from the support column, a receiver configured to receive electrical power transmitted through a wireless medium by a transmitter that is not in physical contact with the receiver, and a power storage device configured to store electrical power received by the receiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A wireless electrical power transfer system, comprising:
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a person support apparatus configured to support a person in at least a horizontal position, the person support apparatus comprising a transmitter configured to transmit electrical power through a wireless medium during normal use of the person support apparatus, and an item support apparatus comprising a receiver configured to receive electrical power transmitted by the transmitter without physically contacting the transmitter or the person support apparatus and during normal use of the item support apparatus.
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20. A method of wirelessly transferring electrical power to an electronic device, comprising:
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receiving at an item support apparatus electrical power transmitted wirelessly by an electrical power transmitter located on a person support apparatus, storing the electrical power in a power storage device located at the item support apparatus, and supplying the electrical power to an electronic device at the item support apparatus.
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