WIRELESS LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A wireless lighting control device, comprising:
- an outer housing formed with a plurality of intersecting walls to define a recess and including a first ferromagnetic material, the outer housing configured to be coupled with an external structure by a plurality of mounting brackets integrally formed as part of the outer housing and extending outwardly therefrom; and
an inner housing comprising a user controllable switch mechanism and a second ferromagnetic material, wherein at least one of the first ferromagnetic material and the second ferromagnetic material comprises a permanent magnet, and the inner housing is sized to be received and removably maintained in the recess formed in the outer housing by magnetic attraction between the first ferromagnetic material and the second ferromagnetic material.
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Abstract
A light switch includes an outer housing formed with a plurality of intersecting walls to define a recess and including a first ferromagnetic material. The outer housing is configured to be coupled with an external structure by a plurality of mounting brackets integrally formed as part of the outer housing and extending outwardly therefrom. The light switch also includes an inner housing. The inter housing includes a user controllable switch mechanism and a second ferromagnetic material. At least one of the first ferromagnetic material and the second ferromagnetic material comprises a permanent magnet, and the inner housing is sized to be received and removably maintained in the recess formed in the outer housing by magnetic attraction between the first ferromagnetic material and the second ferromagnetic material.
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21 Claims
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1. A wireless lighting control device, comprising:
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an outer housing formed with a plurality of intersecting walls to define a recess and including a first ferromagnetic material, the outer housing configured to be coupled with an external structure by a plurality of mounting brackets integrally formed as part of the outer housing and extending outwardly therefrom; and an inner housing comprising a user controllable switch mechanism and a second ferromagnetic material, wherein at least one of the first ferromagnetic material and the second ferromagnetic material comprises a permanent magnet, and the inner housing is sized to be received and removably maintained in the recess formed in the outer housing by magnetic attraction between the first ferromagnetic material and the second ferromagnetic material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless lighting control device comprising
an inner housing comprising an enclosure forming a back and a plurality of sides of the inner housing, and a user controllable switch forming a front surface of the inner housing, the enclosure including a wireless transmitter and a light control switch; -
an outer housing comprising a floor and a plurality of intersecting walls forming an aperture to receive the inner housing such that the back and sides of the inner housing are positioned within the outer housing in respective alignment with the floor and walls, and the front surface of the inner housing protrudes to extend outwardly from the aperture away from the outer housing; a permanent magnet included in at least one of the inner housing or the outer housing; and a ferromagnetic member included in at least one of the inner housing and the outer housing such that the permanent magnet or the permanent magnet and the ferromagnetic member attractively maintain the inner housing in the aperture and magnetically adhered to the outer housing. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless lighting control device comprising:
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an inner housing; an outer housing comprising a first ferromagnetic member, a floor, a first pair of opposed perimeter walls extending perpendicular to the floor, and a second pair of opposed perimeter walls extending perpendicular to the floor, the first pair of perimeter walls intersecting the second pair of perimeter walls perpendicularly to define a rectangular cavity having a plurality of corners formed by the first and second pairs of perimeter walls and the floor, each of the corners having a predetermined radius of curvature; and the inner housing including a rectangular enclosure and a user controllable switch cover, the rectangular enclosure including a second ferromagnetic member, at least one of the first and second ferromagnetic members being a permanent magnet, and the rectangular enclosure being formed with rounded corners having the predetermined radius of curvature such that the rounded corners of the inner housing are alignable in the rectangular cavity with the corners of the outer housing and magnetically held in a predetermined removable position by the first and second ferromagnetic members. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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Specification