Patent ID: 7238882

Claim:
An apparatus for a residential low voltage control system operated by a door, said apparatus comprising: a controlled device; a switch actuated by the door, said switch having a ball actuator; an electrical box containing a plurality of power conductors, at least one of said plurality of power conductors connected to said controlled device; and a controller having a face plate and a low voltage terminal block, said controller mounted in said electrical box with said face plate located adjacent to and parallel to a major opening of said electrical box, said face plate configured to secure a cover plate to said face plate, said controller connected to a circuit including said plurality of power conductors wherein said controller controls the operation of said controlled device, said controller outputting a low voltage signal to said switch through said low voltage terminal block, said low voltage terminal block having a plurality of terminals accessible from a front side of said face plate, said low voltage terminal block configured to route a plurality of low voltage conductors from said plurality of terminals out of said electrical box while maintaining separation from said plurality of power conductors inside said electrical box.