INDUCTIVE-CHARGING GROMMET FOR FURNITURE
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1. An inductive-charging device that mounts into a through-hole of a furniture item, the device comprising:
- a housing having one or more walls attached to a lid, the one or more walls and the lid at least partially enclosing a compartment;
a lip radially extending outward from the housing, the lip including an underneath-side surface for engaging the furniture item and a top surface that generally opposes the underneath-side surface;
a controller mounted in the compartment and at least partially surrounded by the one or more walls and the lid;
a primary coil coupled to the controller and positioned in the compartment;
a power-conducting device coupled to the controller for providing power to the primary coil; and
an LED indicator coupled to the controller and mounted underneath the top surface of the lip.
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Abstract
An inductive-charging device mounts into a through hole of a furniture item, such as a desk. The device generally includes a housing that mounts into the through hole and that provides a compartment for a controller, primary coil, and other electronic components used to provide inductive charging. The device might be mounted so that it at least partially extends above a work surface of a desk. Alternatively, a top of the device might be flush with the work surface.
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20 Claims
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1. An inductive-charging device that mounts into a through-hole of a furniture item, the device comprising:
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a housing having one or more walls attached to a lid, the one or more walls and the lid at least partially enclosing a compartment; a lip radially extending outward from the housing, the lip including an underneath-side surface for engaging the furniture item and a top surface that generally opposes the underneath-side surface; a controller mounted in the compartment and at least partially surrounded by the one or more walls and the lid; a primary coil coupled to the controller and positioned in the compartment; a power-conducting device coupled to the controller for providing power to the primary coil; and an LED indicator coupled to the controller and mounted underneath the top surface of the lip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A furniture item that includes inductive-charging features and that comprises:
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a wall having a first surface and a second surface that generally opposes the first surface; a through-hole that passes through the wall from the first surface to the second surface; an inductive-charging device that is at least partially positioned in the through-hole and that comprises; a housing having one or more walls attached to a lid, the one or more walls and the lid at least partially enclosing a compartment; a lip radially extending outward from the housing, the lip including lip underneath-side surface that engages the first surface and a lip top surface that generally opposes the lip underneath-side surface; a controller mounted in the compartment and at least partially surrounded by the one or more walls and the lid; a primary coil coupled to the controller and positioned in the compartment; a power-conducting device coupled to the controller; and an LED indicator coupled to the controller and mounted underneath the lip top surface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An inductive-charging device that mounts into a through-hole of a furniture item, the device comprising:
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a housing having one or more walls attached to a lid, the one or more walls and the lid at least partially enclosing a compartment; a lip radially extending outward from the housing, the lip including an underneath-side surface and a top surface that generally opposes the underneath-side surface; a controller mounted in the compartment and at least partially surrounded by the one or more walls and the lid; a primary coil coupled to the controller and positioned in the compartment; a power-conducting device coupled to the controller for providing power to the primary coil; an LED indicator coupled to the controller and mounted in the lip; and a detachable ring that engages the top surface of the lip and at least partially circumscribes the lip. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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