US 12,003,051 B1
Control attachment for an in-wall power adapter and method of implementing a control attachment
John Joseph King, Wheaton, IL (US); and Stephen DeLano, Milton, MA (US)
Assigned to Smart Power Partners LLC, Wheaton, IL (US)
Filed by John Joseph King, Wheaton, IL (US); and Stephen DeLano, Milton, MA (US)
Filed on Jun. 21, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/353,588.
Application 17/353,588 is a continuation of application No. 16/661,919, filed on Oct. 23, 2019, granted, now 11,043,768, issued on Jun. 22, 2021.
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 62/877,784, filed on Jul. 23, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/869,002, filed on Jun. 30, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H01R 13/17 (2006.01); H01R 12/57 (2011.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC H01R 13/17 (2013.01) [H01R 12/57 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control attachment for an in-wall power adapter configured to control an application of power to a load, the control attachment comprising:
a plurality of contact elements;
a first contact element of the plurality of contact elements configured to receive a power signal that is received by the in-wall power adapter;
a second contact element of the plurality of contact elements configured to receive the power signal by way of the in-wall power adapter;
a third contact element of the plurality of contact elements configured to provide the power signal to a load by way of the in-wall power adapter; and
a conductor electrically coupling the second contact element to the third contact element;
wherein the control attachment is configured to allow the in-wall power adapter to control an application of power to a load by way of the third contact element.