SECURE SYSTEM FOR ENERGY CONSUMING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A support structure for supporting an energy consuming device, comprising:
- a base wall;
a first and second powered contact supported by the base wall, the first and second powered contact spaced apart and electrically isolated from the base wall;
a first and second wall extending up from the base wall, the first and second wall positioned such that the first and second powered contact are between the first and second wall;
a first lip extending out from the first wall toward the second wall; and
a second lip extending out from the second wall toward the first wall, the first and second lip extending toward each other.
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Abstract
A support structure includes a groove and a channel. The grove can be defined by a wall and a lip. An energy consumption device includes a housing that supports a magnet and a first and second terminal and the magnet helps couple the energy consumption device to the support structure. The housing is positioned in the groove and the groove helps retain the housing in the support structure while the channel allows the energy consumption device to be visible. To help secure the energy consuming device, a header can be provided on both ends of the support structure so that the housing can be translated along the groove but cannot be removed from the support structure.
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17 Claims
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1. A support structure for supporting an energy consuming device, comprising:
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a base wall; a first and second powered contact supported by the base wall, the first and second powered contact spaced apart and electrically isolated from the base wall; a first and second wall extending up from the base wall, the first and second wall positioned such that the first and second powered contact are between the first and second wall; a first lip extending out from the first wall toward the second wall; and a second lip extending out from the second wall toward the first wall, the first and second lip extending toward each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system comprising:
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a support structure that includes a base wall, a first wall and a second wall and a groove that opens toward the second wall, the groove defined by the a first wall and a first lip that extends from the first wall, the support structure providing a channel that is in communication with an exterior of the support structure; a first and second powered contact supported by the base wall, the first and second powered contact electrically separated from the base wall and each other; and an energy consuming with a housing positioned in the groove, the energy consuming device including a first and second terminal and a magnet configured to urge the housing toward the base wall so that first and second terminal are respectively in electrical contact with the first and second powered contact, the energy consumption device being in communication with an exterior of the support structure via the channel, wherein the housing is configured so as to be non-removable from the support structure while allowing, in operation, the energy consumption device to be translated along the groove. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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