Patent ID: 7717726

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a first electrical connector comprising: a mating face and a non-mating face spaced apart from the mating face; at least one electrical terminal disposed in the mating face of the first electrical connector; a wall defining an aperture passing through the first electrical connector from the mating face to the non-mating face; wherein the first electrical connector is operatively attached to a support structure; a second electrical connector comprising: a mating face and a non-mating face spaced apart from the mating face; at least one electrical terminal disposed in the mating face of the second electrical connector for contacting the at least one electrical terminal of the first electrical connector in electrical communication; a wall defining an aperture passing through the second electrical connector from the mating face to the non-mating face; wherein the second electrical connector is operatively attached to a first foot of a seat having a seat portion for receiving an associated person, and wherein the first foot has an aperture for receiving a fastener; wherein the fastener passes through the aperture in the first foot, the aperture in the first electrical connector, and the aperture in the second electrical connector to attach the seat to the support structure; wherein the mating face of the first electrical connector aligns with the mating face of the second electrical connector, and wherein the at least one electrical terminal of the first electrical connector is in electrical communication with the at least one electrical terminal of the second electrical connector when the seat is attached to the support structure.