Modular electrical component system combining power line voltage and low voltage elements
First Claim
1. An electrical device, comprising:
- a device housing with a front face and a back face;
a signaling or communications system device contained in the device housing; and
a power line voltage device contained in the device housing.
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Abstract
An improved system and method of installing wireless network components, such as data transceivers, into residential and commercial buildings and other structures, by combining said wireless network components with standard power receptacles, switches, and similar devices. A module electrical device combines a low-voltage signaling or communications system device with a power line voltage device in a single housing that can be listed and installed in accordance with current electrical codes. The device can be installed in standard power-line level wall box electrical enclosures. The housing provides a plurality of internal cavities through which power line voltage and low-voltage wiring can be routed. A variety of connecting means can be provided on the front and rear faces of the housing. Housing components may be sized and configured to have common physical mating surface designs so as to allow the predictable assembly of power line level components with low-voltage components to complete construction of a single device internally housing both sets of components.
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1. An electrical device, comprising:
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a device housing with a front face and a back face;
a signaling or communications system device contained in the device housing; and
a power line voltage device contained in the device housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A modular component system, comprising:
two or more electrical device modules, each electrical device module comprising a device housing with a front face and a back face, a signaling or communications system device contained in the device housing, and a power line voltage device contained in the device housing, wherein each electrical device module is in electronic communication with at least one other electrical device module in the system. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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