Patent ID: 6736658
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A modular electronic power supply interconnecting device comprising:a base module having a system power connector for receiving base input electrical power of a first predetermined magnitude from a base input power source, a base converter having a base input port connected to said system power connector and a base output port, said base converter converting said base input electrical power into a base output electrical power of a second predetermined magnitude at said base output port, a base output electrical connector connected to said base output port for providing said base output electrical power to external electrical devices, a base transfer connector connected to one of said base input port and said base output port, and a base locking means; at least one adjacent module having an adjacent transfer connector for receiving transfer electrical power from said base module, an adjacent converter having an adjacent input port connected to said adjacent transfer connector and an adjacent output port, said adjacent converter converting said transfer electrical power into an adjacent output electrical power of a third predetermined magnitude at said adjacent output port, an adjacent output electrical connector connected to said adjacent output port for providing said adjacent output electrical power to external electrical devices, and an adjacent locking means; and whereby when said adjacent locking means is releasably engaged with said base locking means, said adjacent transfer connector is electrically connected to said base transfer connector to generate said transfer electrical power as one of said base input electrical power and said base output electrical power.