Patent ID: 7389960

Claim:
A system for distributing signals to a plurality of seats that are mounted to a seat track at a floor surface, the seat track having a plurality of spaced apart openings formed therealong, the system comprising: a conductive bus mounted beneath the floor surface, said conductive bus is spaced apart from said seat track, in vertical alignment with said openings in said seat track, and extends along each of said seats, said bus is operable to conduct signals along an entire length of said bus, said bus includes a base portion and two side walls extending from said base portion, each of said side walls include a contact that is spaced apart from said base portion and the floor surface; and a connector adapted to plug into said bus and mate with said contacts through one of said openings in said seat track so as to extend to a point below the floor and proximate a leg of the seat; wherein said bus is operable to permit cooperation with said connector at substantially any point along a length of said bus.