Wall-mounted shelf unit
US7614350B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 5, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA47B97/00
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An elongate horizontally-oriented shelf unit which is preferably constructed as a monolithic one-piece member, and is provided with a groove which opens upwardly from a bottom surface thereof and which extends lengthwise of the shelf for accommodating a detachable electrical accessory at any location therealong for downward suspension from the shelf. The groove has a pair of low-voltage conductors embedded in the opposite side walls thereof to extend lengthwise of the groove, and accessible from the interior of the groove to provide electrical contact with an accessory which is inserted into the groove and moved into contact with the conductors. The conductors at one end of the groove, or at one end of a plurality of shelf units which are serially connected together, are joined to a suitable flexible electrical connector which joins to a conventional transformer plug for engagement with a conventional electrical outlet.
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