Portable system having data distribution and power distribution removably positioned within portable enclosure during shipping and adapted for repositioning within internal storage space during operation

Claim 1

A portable central power and data distribution system (CPDDS) comprising: a rigid, portable enclosure surrounding an internal storage space, the enclosure including a movable surface for allowing manual access to the internal storage space and also serving as a shipping container; power distribution means including: at least one transformer having primary and secondary terminals; power supply lines for coupling the primary terminals to a power source; and power distribution lines for coupling the secondary terminals to a plurality of computer terminals and a plurality of LAN adapters; data distribution means including: at least one multiple access unit (MAU) for linking a plurality of the LAN adapters, the LAN adapters each coupled to one MAU and to one of the computer terminals via data cables; the data distribution means and the power distribution means stored in the internal storage space; and the data distribution means and the power distribution means being removably positioned within said rigid, portable enclosure during shipping and thereafter removable from the internal storage space and adapted for being repositioned within said internal storage space for assembly and operation of said CPDDS, for providing power and network connections to the plurality of computer terminals and to the plurality of LAN adapters, and for communicating data among the plurality of computer terminals, the computer terminals for use by a plurality of computer terminal operators.