Power adapter arrangement having a power adapter and a control attachment
AssigneeSmart Power Partners LLC
InventorJohn Joseph King
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Abstract
A power adapter arrangement configured to provide power to a load is described. The power adapter arrangement may comprise a power adapter having a first interface comprising a first plurality of contact elements, and a second interface comprising a switch configured to control power applied to a load; and a control attachment removably coupled to the power adapter, wherein the control attachment comprises an actuator element configured to make contact with the power adapter in response to a manual actuation of the control attachment; wherein the power adapter further comprises a power control circuit configured to receive the power and provide the power to the load in response to a detection of a manual actuation of the toggle element.
Claims20
A power adapter arrangement configured to provide power to a load, the power adapter arrangement comprising:
- a power adapter having a first interface comprising a first plurality of contact elements having a first contact element configured to receive a power signal and a second contact element configured to provide the power signal to a load;
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- a control attachment removably coupled to the power adapter, wherein the control attachment receives the power signal from the power adapter;
- wherein the control attachment further comprises a control circuit configured to control an application of the power signal to a load by way of the second contact element of the first plurality of contact elements;
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- wherein the control attachment is adapted to be attached to the power adapter through an opening of a wall plate when the wall plate is attached to the power adapter.
A power adapter arrangement configured to provide power to a load, the power adapter arrangement comprising:
- a power adapter having a first interface comprising an electrical interface having a first plurality of contact elements, wherein the first plurality of contact elements comprises a first contact element configured to receive a power signal and a second contact element configured to provide the power signal to a load;
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- a control attachment removably coupled to a second interface comprising a second plurality of contact elements in a recess of the power adapter, wherein the control attachment comprises a third interface having a third plurality of contact elements coupled to the second plurality of contact elements of the power adapter, and wherein the control attachment receives the power signal from the power adapter by way of the third interface;
- wherein the control attachment comprises a control circuit, wherein the control circuit is adapted to receive control signals and to control an application of the power signal to a load by way of the control attachment;
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- wherein the control attachment is adapted to be attached to the power adapter through an opening of a wall plate when the wall plate is attached to the power adapter.
A method of configuring a power adapter arrangement to provide power to a load, the method comprising:
- providing a first interface of a power adapter, wherein the first interface comprises an electrical interface having a first plurality of contact elements comprising a first contact element configured to receive a power signal and a second contact element configured to provide the power signal to a load;
- providing a second interface of the power adapter, wherein the second interface comprises a second plurality of contact elements having a third contact element configured to provide the power signal to a control attachment;
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- providing attachment elements enabling the control attachment to be removably coupled to the power adapter;
- wherein the control attachment comprises a third interface having a fourth contact element configured to receive the power signal and a fifth contact element configured to provide the power signal to the power adapter;
- wherein the control attachment further comprises a power control circuit configured to control an application of the power signal to a load;
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- wherein the control attachment is adapted to be attached to the power adapter through an opening of a wall plate when the wall plate is attached to the power adapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.