System for supplying service from an appliance to multiple consumer electronic devices
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1. A modular system comprising:
- an appliance conducting a useful cycle of operation;
a first removable adapter mounting a first portable consumer electronic device to the appliance to supply at least one electrical service between the appliance and the first consumer electronic device; and
a second removable adapter mounting a second portable consumer electronic device to the appliance to supply at least one electrical service between the appliance and the second consumer electronic device;
wherein the first and second adapters are simultaneously removably coupled to the appliance.
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Abstract
A modular system comprises an appliance, a first adapter coupling a first consumer electronic device, and a second adapter coupling a second consumer electronic device wherein the first and second adapters are each capable of being connected with the appliance. The adapters may share a common interface with the appliance. The adapters may supply at least one electrical service between the appliance and respective consumer electronic devices.
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1. A modular system comprising:
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an appliance conducting a useful cycle of operation; a first removable adapter mounting a first portable consumer electronic device to the appliance to supply at least one electrical service between the appliance and the first consumer electronic device; and a second removable adapter mounting a second portable consumer electronic device to the appliance to supply at least one electrical service between the appliance and the second consumer electronic device; wherein the first and second adapters are simultaneously removably coupled to the appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A modular system for coupling a first consumer electronic device having a first service interface and a second consumer electronic device having a second service interface to an appliance, comprising:
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an appliance conducting a useful cycle of operation having at least a first standardized service interface; a first removable adapter having a first adapter interface compatible with the first standardized service interface and a second adapter interface compatible with the first service interface, wherein the first removable adapter may be used to electrically couple the first consumer electronic device to the appliance by coupling the first service interface to the second adapter interface and the first adapter interface to the first standardized interface; and a second removable adapter having a third adapter interface compatible with the first standardized service interface and a fourth adapter interface compatible with the second service interface, wherein the second removable adapter may be used to electrically couple the second consumer electronic device to the appliance by coupling the second service interface to the fourth adapter interface and the third adapter interface to the first standardized interface; wherein the first and second service interfaces are incompatible with the first standardized service interface, and the first and second adapters simultaneously removably mount the first and second consumer electronic devices to the appliance to supply at least one electrical service between the appliance and the consumer electronic devices. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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