Patent ID: 9743497
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H01H,H05B

Claim:
1. A wirelessly-controlled load controller assembly for use with a wireless switch, the load controller assembly comprising a load controller, the load controller comprising: an enclosure adapted to fit within a junction box, the enclosure comprising at least one port permitting passage of electrical wires from an interior of the enclosure to an exterior of the enclosure, and a projecting fitting adapted to fit through an aperture of the junction box to maintain the enclosure in fixed relation to the junction box, the enclosure comprising an antenna port disposed within the fitting and permitting passage of an antenna therethrough from the interior of the enclosure to the exterior of the enclosure; and a control circuit comprised in the enclosure, the control circuit being configured to control mains current delivered to a load, the control circuit including a microprocessor in communication with a wireless transceiver and the antenna; such that when the enclosure is mounted in the junction box such that the fitting extends through the aperture of the junction box to project to an exterior of the junction box, the antenna thus extends to an exterior of the junction box through the aperture.