US 2019/0355530 A1Published application

Self-adjusting frame for mounting over a wall-mounted electrical device

AssigneeLutron Technology Company LLC

InventorsChris Dimberg, Matthew Philip McDonald

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Abstract

A mounting frame may be configured as a self-adjusting mounting frame that biases itself against a surface of structure. The mounting frame may be a component, for example, of a remote control device or a faceplate assembly. The mounting frame may be configured to bias a rear surface of the mounting frame against the surface of a structure. The mounting frame may include biasing members. Each biasing member may include an attachment portion and a pair of resilient spring arms that suspend the attachment portion relative to a perimeter wall of the mounting frame such that the attachment portion is spaced further from the rear surface of the mounting frame than locations where the spring arms extend from the mounting frame. The rear surface of the mounting frame may be defined by the perimeter wall.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A remote control device that is configured for use in a load control system having a load control device, the load control device configured to control an amount of power delivered to an electrical load that is electrically connected to the load control device, the remote control device comprising:

a mounting frame that is configured to be attached to a yoke of a mechanical switch installed in a wallbox, wherein the mechanical switch controls whether power is delivered to the electrical load;
a control unit that is configured to be attached to the mounting frame, the control unit comprising a control interface and a wireless communication circuit, the control unit configured to translate a user input from the control interface into a control signal that controls the load control device, the control unit further configured to cause the wireless communication circuit to transmit the control signal;
and
a faceplate that is configured to be attached to the mounting frame, the faceplate having an opening that is configured to receive at least a portion of the control interface,
wherein the mounting frame comprises a biasing member that extends inward from a perimeter wall of the mounting frame, the biasing member configured to bias a rear surface of the mounting frame against an outer surface of a structure that surrounds the wallbox, and
wherein the biasing member comprises an attachment portion that is suspended from the perimeter wall of the mounting frame.

3 more elements

A mounting frame that is configured to be attached to an installed mechanical switch that controls whether power is delivered to an electrical load, the mounting frame comprising:

first and second biasing members that are configured to bias a rear surface of the mounting frame against an outer surface of a structure to which the mechanical switch is mounted;
an opening that is configured to surround a bezel of the mechanical switch when the mounting frame is attached to a yoke of the mechanical switch;
and
a perimeter wall that defines the rear surface of the mounting frame,
wherein the first biasing member comprises a first pair of resilient spring arms that extend from the perimeter wall into the opening and a first attachment portion that is suspended from the perimeter wall of the mounting frame, and
wherein the second biasing member comprises a second pair of resilient spring arms that extend from the perimeter wall into the opening and a second attachment portion that is suspended from the perimeter wall of the mounting frame.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/530,474Filed 2 Aug 2019
Priority: 24 Mar 2016
Published: 21 Nov 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification23 codes

H01H 9/0207
Bases, casings, or covers: adjustable mounting of casings
H01H 9/02
Details of switching devices, not covered by groups H01H1/00 - H01H7/00: bases, casings, or covers
H01H 9/0235
Hand-held casings: specially adapted for remote control, e.g. of audio or video apparatus
H01H 9/287
For locking switch parts by a key or equivalent removable member: wherein the operating part is made inaccessible or more difficult to access by a…

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Application62/312,863Us provisional application · filed 24 Mar 2016
Application15/468,661Continuation · filed 24 Mar 2017
Application16/530,474Continuation
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US 2017/0278647 A1Published application
US 2019/0355530 A1This patent

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