Patent ID: 9361790
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: E06B,G08C,H01H,H05B

Claim Text:
1. A remote control for a radio-frequency (RF) load control system configured to control an electrical load, the remote control comprising: a housing having a front surface, a rear surface, and an outer periphery defined by a length and a width, the housing configured to be held in a user's hand; an actuator provided at the front surface of the housing; an RF transmitter contained within the housing; and a controller contained within the housing, the controller configured to cause the RF transmitter to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator when the housing is held in the user's hand, the RF transmitter and the controller adapted to be powered by a battery contained within the housing; wherein the outer periphery of the housing is configured to be received within a standard opening in a front surface of a standard faceplate in such a way that an entirety of the front surface of the housing is exposed through the opening in the faceplate when the housing and the faceplate are mounted to a substantially vertical surface, the controller configured to transmit an RF signal for controlling the electrical load in response to an actuation of the actuator when the housing is mounted to the vertical surface and received in the opening of the faceplate.