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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1990
Robert P Poppe, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Nicholas W Medendorp, Holland, MI (US);
David W Caldwell, Holland, MI (US);
Donnelly Corporation, Holland, MI (US);
Steelcase, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A user operable power distribution system that is suitable for supplying switched power to an individual workstation, or to an entire office, is expandable to accommodate additional loads. The system includes a user command device, such as a touch panel, for supplying low voltage command signals and a connection device, which responds to the low voltage command signal to interconnect a load with a supply voltage, such as an AC power outlet. The connection device further responds to the low voltage input command signal by producing a low voltage output command signal which may be applied to another connection device to cause that particular connection device to connect another load with a source of supply voltage. In this manner, the connection devices may be ganged in an indefinite number.