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Wall-mounted smart switches and outlets for use in building wiring for load control, home automation, and/or security purposes

  • US 10,062,533 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2015
  • Issued: 08/28/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrical switch device for installation at an in-wall electrical box for control over one or more electrical loads of a building via electrical wiring of said building, the electrical switch device comprising:

  • a switch module comprising a housing sized and shaped to fit at least partially within a single-gang electrical box, a plurality of electrically controlled switches carried by the housing, and a respective set of line and neutral contacts carried on the housing for each of said plurality of electrically controlled switches to enable connection of a different respective load circuit across each of said plurality of electrically controlled switches;

    a control panel mountable over an open front of the in-wall electrical box and the housing therein and having a user-interface to enable operation of said control panel by a user; and

    a connection connectable between the control panel and the switch module to enable transmission of signals from the control panel to the switch module, including control signals operable to control the plurality of electrically controlled switches of the switch module;

    wherein the plurality of electrically controlled switches comprises four electrical switches and a size of the control panel is sufficient to fully cover the open front of a four-gang electrical box, whereby the same switch module and control panel are usable with either a single-gang or a multi-gang electrical box, including said four-gang electrical box, without leaving any portion of the open front of the single-gang or multi-gang electrical box uncovered by said control panel.

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