Substance communicating device with mechanically energized connector system
First Claim
1. A substance communicating device for use in conjunction with an appliance having a first substance connector component and a first switch component, the substance communicating device comprising:
- a main body;
a substance consumer associated with the main body;
a substance line having a first end coupled with the substance consumer and a second end remote from the first end;
a second substance connector component operably coupled with the second end of the substance line, the second substance connector component being operably actuatable by the first substance connector component to permit the communication of a substance between the first and second substance connector components; and
a second switch component being configured to actuate the first switch component when the first substance connector component is adjacent with the second substance connector component to selectively draw the first and second substance connector components into engagement and to selectively permit the communication of the substance between the substance communicating device and the appliance.
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Abstract
Systems and components for providing or receiving a service through a service connector system. A first substance communicating device has a first service connector component and a first switch component. A second substance communicating device has a second service connector component operably actuatable by the first service connector component to permit the communication of a service between the first and second service connector components. One of the substance communicating devices further has a second switch component operably associated with the second service connector component, the second switch component being configured to be actuatable by the first switch component when the first service connector component is adjacent the second service connector component to selectively draw the first and second service connector components into engagement to permit the communication of the service between the substance communicating devices.
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30 Claims
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1. A substance communicating device for use in conjunction with an appliance having a first substance connector component and a first switch component, the substance communicating device comprising:
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a main body; a substance consumer associated with the main body; a substance line having a first end coupled with the substance consumer and a second end remote from the first end; a second substance connector component operably coupled with the second end of the substance line, the second substance connector component being operably actuatable by the first substance connector component to permit the communication of a substance between the first and second substance connector components; and a second switch component being configured to actuate the first switch component when the first substance connector component is adjacent with the second substance connector component to selectively draw the first and second substance connector components into engagement and to selectively permit the communication of the substance between the substance communicating device and the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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an appliance having a first service connector component; a substance communicating device having a second service connector component operably engageable with the first service connector component; a service switch operably associated with one of the first and second service connector components, the switch being configured to selectively permit the communication of a service between the substance communicating device and the appliance; and an actuator associated with the other of the first and second service connector components, the actuator being configured to selectively actuate the service switch when the first service connector component is adjacent the second service connector component to selectively draw the first and second service connector components into engagement to permit the communication of the service between the substance communicating device and the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An accessory for use in conjunction with an appliance having a first electromagnetic connector component, a first switch component, and a first substance connector component, the accessory comprising:
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a main body having a substance consumer; a second electromagnetic connector component operably engageable with the first electromagnetic connector component to permit the communication of an electromagnetic service between the first and second electromagnetic connector components; a second switch component configured to actuate the first switch component when the first electromagnetic connector component is adjacent the second electromagnetic connector component to permit the communication of the electromagnetic service between the accessory and the appliance; and a second substance connector component operably coupled with the substance consumer, the second substance connector component being operably actuatable by the communication of electromagnetic service between the first and second electromagnetic connector components to permit the communication of a substance between the first and second substance connector components; wherein the first switch component operates upon the second switch component to draw the first and second electromagnetic connector components together to permit the communication of electromagnetic service. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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