Patent ID: 7850322

Claim:
A switch plate area light for attachment to an electrical box, the switch plate area light comprising: (a) a body having a first aperture adapted to accommodate an element selected from the list consisting of a switch and an outlet, the body further having a second aperture adapted to accommodate a screw for attaching the body to the electrical box, and the body further having a third aperture, the third aperture located at a light-directing portion of the body; (b) a light emitting diode (LED) located in the third aperture, wherein the third aperture is adapted to receive the LED; and (c) a driver circuit, connected with the LED and mounted on the body, the driver circuit having a pair of wires to be interconnected with the circuitry of the electrical box without the removal of the electrical box, wherein no ground wire is used to connect the driver circuit and a load borne by the element is not activated when the LED is on, wherein the light-directing portion of the partially conical body protrudes from an outward facing portion of the body.