US 11,996,660 B1
In-wall power adapter configured to provide power to a load
John J. King, Wheaton, IL (US); and Stephen DeLano, Milton, MA (US)
Assigned to Smart Power Partners LLC, Wheaton, IL (US)
Filed by SMART POWER PARTNERS LLC, Wheaton, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/208,882.
Application 17/208,882 is a continuation of application No. 16/946,012, filed on Jun. 2, 2020, granted, now 10,965,068.
Application 16/946,012 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/661,919, filed on Oct. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,043,768.
Application 16/661,919 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/560,822, filed on Sep. 4, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/704,442, filed on May 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/969,126, filed on Feb. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/957,292, filed on Jan. 5, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/935,149, filed on Nov. 14, 2019.
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. H05B 47/19 (2020.01); H01R 13/703 (2006.01); H01R 31/06 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/703 (2013.01) [H01R 31/06 (2013.01); H05B 47/19 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An in-wall power adapter configured to apply power to a load, the in-wall power adapter comprising:
a first plurality of contact elements accessible on at least one outer surface of the in-wall power adapter, the first plurality of contact elements comprising a first contact element configured to receive a power signal and a second contact element configured to receive a neutral signal;
an outlet configured to receive the power signal and the neutral signal;
a second plurality of contact elements configured to provide the power signal and the neutral signal to a control attachment; and
a housing configured to receive a wall plate adapted to be coupled to the in-wall power adapter;
wherein the housing is adapted to retain a flange of the control attachment between the housing and the wall plate when the wall plate is coupled to the in-wall power adapter; and
wherein the flange of the control attachment is movable by a user of the control attachment from a first position to extend from a side of the control attachment to prevent the control attachment from being removed when the wall plate is coupled to the in-wall power adapter, to a second position which allows the control attachment to be removed from the in-wall power adapter while the wall plate is coupled to the in-wall power adapter.