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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2021
Smart Power Partners Llc, Wheaton, IL (US);
John J. King, Wheaton, IL (US);
Stephen DeLano, Milton, MA (US);
Smart Power Partners LLC, Wheaton, IL (US);
Abstract
An in-wall power adapter configured to apply power to a load is described. The in-wall power adapter may comprise 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 a control attachment between the housing and the wallplate when the wallplate is coupled to the in-wall power adapter.