US 11,990,712 B1
Control attachment for a power adapter and method of implementing a control attachment
John Joseph King, Wheaton, IL (US)
Assigned to Smart Power Partners LLC, Wheaton, IL (US)
Filed by John Joseph King, Wheaton, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 4, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/560,822.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/869,002, filed on Jun. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/877,784, filed on Jul. 23, 2019.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/70 (2006.01); H01R 31/06 (2006.01); H05B 47/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/17 (2020.01)
CPC H01R 13/70 (2013.01) [H01R 31/065 (2013.01); H05B 47/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/17 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control attachment adapted to control an application of power to a load, the control attachment comprising:
a toggle element on the control attachment, wherein the toggle element is movable in response to a manual actuation associated with the control attachment;
a first interface comprising an actuator element configured to make contact with a power adapter, wherein the actuator element is adapted to engage with a switch of the power adapter in response to the manual actuation; and
an attachment element adapted to attach the control attachment to the power adapter;
wherein a manual actuation of the toggle element enables controlling the power applied to the load by the power adapter.