Combined surface mount and in-wall mount dimmer

Abstract

A lighting dimmer for surface mount or in-wall mount comprising: a lighting dimmer main body, the main body comprising: a lighting control board positioned in the main body for controlling one or more light emitting diode based light sources; a surface mount attachment connected to the main body for facilitating surface mount connection of the lighting dimmer; a controller connected to the lighting control board and configured to input a command to the lighting control board, and; a surface portion configured to receive an insert for in-wall mounting of the lighting dimmer.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.