US 11,990,718 B1
Power adapter having a plurality of interfaces and methods of implementing a power adapter
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. 16/560,545.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/877,784, filed on Jul. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/869,002, filed on Jun. 30, 2019.
Int. Cl. H01R 31/06 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H05B 47/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01)
CPC H01R 31/065 (2013.01) [H02J 7/00 (2013.01); H05B 47/10 (2020.01); H02J 2207/10 (2020.01); H05B 47/105 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A power adapter configured to provide power to a load, the power adapter comprising:
a first plurality of contact elements adapted to receive wires of a junction box and comprising a first contact element configured to receive power and a second contact element configured to provide power to a load;
a receiving element configured to receive a control attachment;
a first interface comprising a second plurality of contact elements configured to provide one or more reference voltages to the control attachment, wherein the first interface comprises an electrical interface;
a second interface comprising a switch configured to control power applied to a load by way of the second contact element in response to an actuation signal from the control attachment; and
a control circuit coupled to the first interface, wherein the control circuit is adapted to receive an identification signal from the control attachment.