Continuously Powered Load Switch Lock

• US 20190035569A1
• Filed: 01/23/2017
• Published: 01/31/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Laurence P. Sadwick
• Original Assignee: Laurence P. Sadwick
• Inventors: Sadwick, Laurence P.
• Application Number:
  US16/072,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20190035569A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2300/032 using RFID technology in switching devices
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 9/287 wherein the operating part is made inaccessible or more difficult to access by a lid, cover or guard, e.g. lockable covers
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/12 using optical feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/20 Controlling the colour of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/22 using optical feedback
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/31 Phase-control circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/315 Reverse phase-control circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/3578 Emulating the electrical or functional characteristics of discharge lamps
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/3725 Switched mode power supply [SMPS]
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/10 Controlling the light source
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/11 by determining the brightness or colour temperature of ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 47/19 via wireless transmission
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/40 Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/20 Smart grids as enabling technology in buildings sector smart grids supporting the management or operation of end-user stationary applications in general, or like technologies with no associated climate change mitigation effect Y04S20/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/14 Protecting elements, switches, relays or circuit breakers

Abstract

An apparatus for supplying power includes a power input, a switch connected to the power input, a load configured to draw power from the power input through the switch, and a switch lock configured to prevent the switch from disconnecting the load from the power input.

Claims

1. An apparatus for supplying power comprising:

a power input;

a switch connected to the power input;

a load configured to draw power from the power input through the switch; and

a switch lock configured to prevent the switch from disconnecting the load from the power input.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the switch lock comprises a cover configured to prevent the switch from being accessible by a user.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the switch lock is configured to physically prevent the switch from being turned off.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the switch lock is configured to allow the switch to be dimmed without being fully turned off.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, the switch lock comprising an adhesive mount configured to adhere to a cover plate over the switch.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, the switch lock being configured to connect to the switch by at least one screw.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, the switch lock being configured to connect to the switch in place of a cover plate.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, the switch lock comprising a user interface.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the user interface comprises at least one input and at least one display indicator.

10. The apparatus of claim 8, the switch lock further comprising a communications circuit configured to communicate with the load.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the communications circuit is configured to communicate settings from the user interface with the load.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the settings comprise dimming commands.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the settings comprise color settings.

14. The apparatus of claim 1, the load comprising a lighting system, the switch lock further comprising a control circuit configured to control the lighting system.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, the switch lock comprising a wireless communications circuit configured to transmit control information from the control circuit to control the lighting system.

16. The apparatus of claim 14, the control circuit being configured to control the lighting system based on information from a network connection.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the information from the network connection comprises sunlight data from an Internet source.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the information from the network comprises a therapeutic light program.

19. The apparatus of claim 1, the switch lock further comprising at least one sensor.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a light sensor.