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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2022
Smart Power Partners Llc, Wheaton, IL (US);
John J. King, Wheaton, IL (US);
Stephen DeLano, Milton, MA (US);
Bryan R Hotaling, Harvard, MA (US);
James R Varney, Bolton, MA (US);
Tyler J. Miller, Dickerson, MD (US);
Tho Nguyen, Ashburn, VA (US);
Benjamin F Feldman, Reston, VA (US);
Thomas E. Musman, Woodbridge, VA (US);
Smart Power Partners LLC, Wheaton, IL (US);
Abstract
An in-wall power adapter adapted to receive a voltage is described. The in-wall power adapter may comprise a first plurality of contact elements comprising a first contact element adapted to receive a line voltage and a second contact element adapted to be coupled to a load; a recess adapted to receive a control module; a second plurality of contact elements associated with the recess and comprising a third contact element coupled to the first contact element and a fourth contact element coupled to the second contact element; a switch coupled to receive the line voltage at a first terminal by way of the first contact element; and a connector coupled between a second terminal of the switch and the second contact element; wherein the connector is in a closed position when no control module is in the recess.