Switch plate area light
First Claim
1. A switch plate area light for attachment to an electrical box, the switch plate area light comprising:
- (a) a body having a first aperture adapted to accommodate an element selected from the list consisting of a switch and an outlet, the body further having a second aperture adapted to accommodate a screw for attaching the body to the electrical box, and the body further having a third aperture, the third aperture located at a light-directing portion of the body;
(b) a light emitting diode (LED) located in the third aperture, wherein the third aperture is adapted to receive the LED; and
(c) a driver circuit, connected with the LED and mounted on the body, the driver circuit having a pair of wires to be interconnected with the circuitry of the electrical box without the removal of the electrical box, wherein no ground wire is used to connect the driver circuit and a load borne by the element is not activated when the LED is on, wherein the light-directing portion of the partially conical body protrudes from an outward facing portion of the body.
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Abstract
A switch plate area light for attachment to an electrical box includes a body having a first aperture adapted to accommodate an element selected from a switch and an outlet, a second aperture adapted to accommodate a screw for attaching the body to the electrical box, and a third aperture located at a light-directing portion of the body. The light further includes a light emitting diode (LED) located in the third aperture, wherein the third aperture is adapted to receive the LED. The light also includes a driver circuit, connected with the LED and mounted on the body, the driver circuit having a pair of wires to be interconnected with the circuitry of the electrical box without the removal of the electrical box, wherein no ground wire is used to connect the driver circuit, and a load borne by the element is not activated when the LED is on.
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15 Claims
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1. A switch plate area light for attachment to an electrical box, the switch plate area light comprising:
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(a) a body having a first aperture adapted to accommodate an element selected from the list consisting of a switch and an outlet, the body further having a second aperture adapted to accommodate a screw for attaching the body to the electrical box, and the body further having a third aperture, the third aperture located at a light-directing portion of the body; (b) a light emitting diode (LED) located in the third aperture, wherein the third aperture is adapted to receive the LED; and (c) a driver circuit, connected with the LED and mounted on the body, the driver circuit having a pair of wires to be interconnected with the circuitry of the electrical box without the removal of the electrical box, wherein no ground wire is used to connect the driver circuit and a load borne by the element is not activated when the LED is on, wherein the light-directing portion of the partially conical body protrudes from an outward facing portion of the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A switch plate area light for attachment to an electrical box, the switch plate area light comprising:
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(a) a body having a first aperture adapted to accommodate an element selected from the list consisting of a switch and an outlet, the body further having a second aperture adapted to accommodate a screw for attaching the body to the electrical box, and the body further having a third aperture, the third aperture located at a light-directing portion of the body; (b) a light emitting diode (LED) located in the third aperture, wherein the third aperture is adapted to receive the LED; and (c) a driver circuit connected with the LED and mounted on the body, the driver circuit having a pair of wires to be interconnected with the circuitry of the electrical box without the modification of the electrical box, wherein the driver circuit includes a current regulating component including an adjustable three-terminal regulator integrated circuit, the regulator having an input terminal, an adjustment terminal, and an output terminal configured such that rectified and filtered current from the current rectifying and filtering components of said LED driver circuit is applied to the input terminal of the regulator, output current to drive an LED is drawn from the adjustment terminal of the regulator, and the output terminal of the regulator is unused. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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