Patent ID: 8530840
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: H05B,Y02B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An occupancy or vacancy sensor, comprising: a housing having a front surface, a back surface, and a side surface, the side surface including a spring engagement member; and a mounting plate having a first face engageable with the back surface of the sensor housing and a second face including one or more key-hole slots and a nipple portion that extends away from the housing; wherein the spring engagement member, the one or more key hole slots, and the nipple are configured to enable coupling of the sensor to a structure mounting surface via one or more of the spring engagement member, slots, and nipple, the spring engagement member is configured to enable selective coupling of the sensor to a correspondingly shaped surface of a structure mounting surface, the one or more key-hole slots are configured to enable selective coupling of the sensor housing to a fastener associated with the structure mounting surface, and the nipple portion is configured to enable selective coupling of the sensor housing to a female connector associated with the structure mounting surface.