Patent ID: 8199010

Claim:
A control device for a load control system, the control device adapted to be mounted to a ceiling panel, the ceiling panel having a substantially-flat front surface and an opposite rear surface, the control device comprising: a mounting plate comprising a rear surface adapted to be mounted adjacent to the front surface of the ceiling panel; and two posts, each post extending from the rear surface of the mounting plate in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rear surface of the mounting plate, each post has a small diameter and is rigid enough to pierce the ceiling panel without creating a large aesthetically-displeasing hole in the front surface of the ceiling panel; wherein the control device may be temporarily affixed to the ceiling panel by inserting the posts through the front surface and the rear surface of the ceiling panel, such that the posts extend from the rear surface of the ceiling panel, and the control device may be permanently affixed to the ceiling panel by bending the posts at the rear surface of the panel without the use of a tool, such that the ceiling panel is captured between the mounting plate and the deformed posts.