Patent ID: 8820952

Claim:
An apparatus comprising: a streetlight controller housing comprising an enclosure configured to receive a streetlight controller that manages operations of a streetlight; and a housing receptacle for receiving the streetlight controller housing, the receptacle comprising: a cylindrical central portion having an outside surface and a threaded inside surface capable of receiving a threaded portion of the streetlight controller housing, and a peripheral portion disposed around the cylindrical central portion, the peripheral portion including a substantially flat surface, wherein a first set of fastener receptacles are disposed on the surface at locations such that the first set of fastener receptacles aligns with a second set of fastener receptacles disposed on a streetlight housing, wherein the second set of fastener receptacles is designed to couple a receptacle for a plug to the streetlight housing, wherein the streetlight controller housing further comprises: a cylindrical protrusion attached to the enclosure, the cylindrical protrusion including a threaded outer surface to securely attach to the threaded inside surface of the cylindrical central portion of the housing receptacle, the cylindrical protrusion having an opening that allows a plurality of wires to be connected between the streetlight controller housing and the streetlight.