Patent ID: 8115591

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a wall-mounted electrical switch comprising; a rear housing section comprising a front side and an opposing back side; a front housing section comprising a front side and an opposing back side, the back side of the front housing section being disposed along the front side of the rear housing section and removably coupled to the rear housing section to create the housing, the front housing section comprising: a first aperture configured to receive therethrough a portion of a manually operated switch; and a second aperture therethrough; at least one battery receptacle disposed within the housing; at least one battery disposed within each of the at least one battery receptacles, wherein the battery is the power source for the wall-mounted electrical switch; a circuit board disposed within the housing and electrically coupled to the at least one battery; and the manually operated switch at least partially disposed within the housing and operably coupled to the circuit board, wherein the manually operated switch is capable of being manually adjusted to a plurality of positions; wherein the second aperture provides an access opening from the front side of the front housing section to the battery receptacles within the housing for removably coupling at least one battery.