CPC H01H 3/02 (2013.01) [H05B 47/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/11 (2020.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01); G08C 17/02 (2013.01); H01H 2300/03 (2013.01); Y02B 20/40 (2013.01); Y02B 90/20 (2013.01); Y04S 20/14 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49117 (2015.01)] | 31 Claims |
1. A remote control device configured to be mounted over an installed light switch, the installed light switch having a toggle actuator that extends through a faceplate opening of a faceplate of the installed light switch, the toggle actuator configured to control whether power is delivered to an electrical load, the remote control device comprising:
a control interface;
a base portion configured to support the control interface, the base portion configured to engage one or more surfaces of the toggle actuator when the remote control device is mounted over the installed light switch, the base portion configured to maintain the toggle actuator in a position in which the power is delivered to the electrical load;
a wireless communication circuit; and
a control circuit responsive to the control interface and communicatively coupled to the wireless communication circuit, the control circuit configured to, in response to actuation of the control interface, generate a control signal that causes an adjustment of an amount of power delivered to the electrical load, and transmit the control signal via the wireless communication circuit.
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