×

Wall mountable connector with built in jumper functionality

  • US 9,774,158 B2
  • Filed: 02/12/2016
  • Issued: 09/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A wall mountable connector for securing a thermostat to a wall, the wall mountable connector comprising:

  • a housing configured to be mounted to a vertical surface;

    the housing defining a field wire aperture through the back side of the housing, the field wire aperture configured to accommodate one or more field wires;

    a plurality of wiring terminals each for electrically connecting to one or more of the field wires, the plurality of wiring terminals including an R wiring terminal for electrically connecting a wire from a heat transformer, an RC wiring terminal for electrically connecting a wire from a cool and/or fan transformer, and a U wiring terminal for electrically connecting a wire from an accessory transformer;

    an R switch manually moveable between a closed position in which the R switch electrically connects the R wiring terminal and the RC wiring terminal, and an open position in which the R switch electrically disconnects the R wiring terminal and the RC wiring terminal; and

    a U switch manually moveable between a closed position in which the U switch electrically connects the RC wiring terminal and the U wiring terminal, and an open position in which the U switch electrically disconnects the RC wiring terminal and the U wiring terminal.

View all claims
  • 3 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×