Patent ID: 8013466

Claim:
A POE tapping device for extracting power from a data cable that supplies power to a power device, comprising: an input connector adapted to receive a connector from a first data cable that supplies power to the power device; an output connector adapted to receive a connector of a second data cable that is connected between said POE tapping device and the power device; a flow through connection between said input connector and said output connector such that there is a direct feed from the first data cable to the second data cable; a bridge circuit connected to said flow through connection to tap electrical current from said flow through connection that is flowing from at least one set of two conductors of the first data cable that carries positive and negative current to at least two conductors of the second data cable to receive the positive and negative current, said bridge circuit having a positive output and negative output to provide electrical current; and a remote accessory connector adapted to be connected to a remote accessory, said remote accessory connector connected to said positive output and said negative output of said bridge circuit to receive electrical current from said bridge circuit that was tapped from said flow through connection.