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US 10,594,099 · App. 16/227,280 · Granted Mar 17, 2020

Wall-mounted network extender and adapter

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,594,099
App. No.
16/227,280
Filed
Dec 20, 2018
Granted
Mar 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2833
USPC
439/344
Abstract

A power module may be attached to and detached from a network extender. The power module may include one or more power connectors that are specific to one or more countries/regions. The power module may include one or more other interfaces (e.g., Ethernet port, etc.). The power module may include a power connector and a male local area network connector on a first surface. The power module may include a local area network port on a second surface, wherein the local area network port is conductively connected to the male local area network connector via a local area network port access.

Claims (17)

1. A power module comprising:

a power adapter;

a power connector;

a local area network port, wherein the local area network port is located on a first surface of the power module, wherein the first surface of the power module comprises a bottom surface of the power module when the power adapter is plugged into a power outlet; and

a male local area network connector, wherein the male local area network connector is located on a second surface of the power module, and wherein the male local area network connector is conductively connected to the local area network port via a ninety-degree local area network port access, wherein the second surface of the power module comprises a front surface of the power module, the front surface of the power module facing away from the power outlet.

2. The power module of claim 1 , further comprising:

one or more flexible clips.

3. The power module of claim 2 , wherein the one or more flexible clips are spaced according to a position of one or more clip openings of a customer premise equipment device.

4. The power module of claim 2 , wherein each of the one or more flexible clips comprises a ramp that may be passed through a clip opening of a customer premise equipment device.

5. The power module of claim 2 , wherein each of the one or more flexible clips comprises a rounded tab that may be passed through a clip opening of a customer premise equipment device.

6. The power module of claim 1 , further comprising:

an extension.

7. The power module of claim 6 , wherein the extension is dimensioned such that a sliding clip of a customer premise equipment device may cover at least a portion of the extension when the sliding clip is in an engaged position.

8. The power module of claim 1 , wherein the power connector and the male local area network connector are spaced according to a location of a power port and a local area network port of a customer premise equipment device.

9. The power module of claim 1 , wherein the local area network port comprises an Ethernet port.

10. The power module of claim 1 , wherein the male local area network connector comprises a male Ethernet connector.

11. The power module of claim 1 , wherein the power connector is located on the second surface of the power module.