Patent ID: 9155173
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: H01R,H05B

Abstract:
1. An electric receptacle configured for operating in a dimmable mode when a plug coupled to a plug adapter is inserted into the electric receptacle and operating in a standard mode when a plug not coupled to the plug adapter is inserted into the electric receptacle, the electric receptacle comprising: (a) a first conductive path from a hot input terminal of the electric receptacle to a hot output terminal of the electric receptacle comprising a bypass switch, the first conductive path being operable when the bypass switch is in a closed state; and (b) a second conductive path from the hot input terminal of the electric receptacle to the hot output terminal of the electric receptacle comprising a dimmer circuit configured for controlling the amount of electric power delivered to a dimmable load, the second conductive path being operable when the bypass switch of the first conductive path is in an open state.