Patent ID: 8188707

Claim:
A device configured to provide a charge to a battery, the device comprising: a housing mounted within an electrical junction box of a building wall, the housing having a generally planar front surface facing outwardly from the building wall; a transformer contained within the housing and powered by a power source within the wall; at least one recess defined in the front surface of the housing, wherein the at least one recess comprises a recessed surface inwardly offset from the front surface of the housing, such that the at least one recess defines an offset depth in a perpendicular direction to the front surface of the housing; at least one connector pin electronically connected to the transformer and extending outwardly from a wall of the at least one recess; and at least one adapter plate shaped to mate with the recess of the housing and in electrical communication with at least one connector pin and further configured to power an external device, wherein the at least one adapter plate defines a plate depth that is not greater than the offset depth of the at least one recess such that the at least one adapter plate does not extend beyond the front surface of the housing when inserted into the housing.