Granted Patent B2

US 8,890,357 · App. 13/165,706 · Granted Nov 18, 2014

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. A line voltage device with two output low voltage power connections for a bathing installation, comprising:

a housing structure;

a line voltage electrical power connection including a line voltage wiring cable having an electrical connection plug at a distal end for connection to a line voltage AC supply outlet adjacent the bathing installation;

a voltage transformer circuit disposed within the housing and connected to the line voltage wiring cable, the transformer circuit configured to transform AC line voltage from the line voltage electrical power connection to low voltage AC power at first and second low voltage AC terminals, wherein the low voltage AC power is delivered to the first and second low voltage AC terminals;

a first low voltage wiring set attached to the first and second low voltage AC terminals, the first wiring set including a first low voltage connector for electrical connection to a first separate low voltage bathing installation device to provide low voltage AC power to the first separate device;

a second low voltage wiring set attached to the first and second low voltage AC terminals, the second wiring set including a second low voltage connector for connection to a second separate low voltage bathing installation device to provide low voltage AC power to the second separate device; and

wherein the line voltage device is free of circuitry for controlling or powering bathing installation devices which are not connected to said first or said second low voltage connector.

2. The line voltage device of claim 1 , wherein the first low voltage connector includes a light bulb holder for mounting a light bulb.

3. The line voltage device of claim 1 , wherein the second low voltage connector includes a low voltage AC connector configured for connection to a mating low voltage AC connector attached to a low voltage AC lighting circuit, and the first low voltage connector is a different type of connector from the second low voltage connector.

4. The line voltage device of claim 1 , wherein the transformer circuit includes a primary winding and a secondary winding, said primary and secondary windings configured to transform 120 V AC to 12 V AC on the first and second low voltage AC terminals.

5. The line voltage device of claim 1 , wherein the housing structure includes a wiring port, and said line voltage wiring cable, said first low voltage wiring set and said second low voltage wiring set are each passed through said wiring port of said housing structure.

6. The line voltage device of claim 1 , wherein said voltage transformer circuit is configured to be always active when said electrical connection plug is connected to line voltage.

7. A line voltage device for a bathing installation, comprising:

a housing structure;

a line voltage electrical power connection including a line voltage wiring cable having an electrical connection plug at a distal end for connection to a line voltage AC supply outlet adjacent the bathing installation;

a voltage transformer circuit disposed within the housing and connected to the line voltage wiring cable, the transformer circuit configured to transform AC line voltage from the line voltage electrical power connection to low voltage AC power at first and second low voltage AC terminals, wherein the low voltage AC power is delivered to the first and second low voltage AC terminals;

a first low voltage wiring set attached to the first and second low voltage AC terminals, the first wiring set including a first low voltage connector for electrical connection to a first separate low voltage bathing installation device to provide low voltage AC power to the first separate device;

a second low voltage wiring set attached to the first and second low voltage AC terminals, the second wiring set including a second low voltage connector for connection to a second separate low voltage bathing installation device to provide low voltage AC power to the second separate device; and

a single, manually operated switch device mounted in the housing structure and having an open circuit position and a closed position in which electrical continuity exists through the switch, the switch device connected in series between the line voltage wiring cable and the voltage transformer circuit and configured for directly interrupting line voltage from the line voltage wiring cable to the voltage transformer circuit in response to actuation of the switch device; and

wherein, when the electrical connection plug is connected to line voltage, the voltage transformer circuit is connected to line voltage at all times, unless the switch device is in the open circuit position.

8. The line voltage device of claim 7 , wherein the first low voltage connector includes a light bulb holder for mounting a light bulb.

9. The line voltage device of claim 7 , wherein the second low voltage connector includes a low voltage AC connector configured for connection to a mating low voltage AC connector attached to a low voltage AC lighting circuit.

10. The line voltage device of claim 7 , wherein the first low voltage connector is a different type of connector from the second low voltage connector.

11. The line voltage device of claim 7 , wherein the transformer circuit includes a primary winding and a secondary winding, said primary and secondary windings configured to transform 120 V AC to 12 V AC on the first and second low voltage AC terminals.

12. The line voltage device of claim 7 , wherein the housing structure includes a wiring port, and said line voltage wiring cable, said first low voltage wiring set and said second low voltage wiring set are each passed through said wiring port of said housing structure.

13. The line voltage device of claim 7 , wherein the single, manually operated switch device includes an air switch receiver, the device further comprising a remote air switch actuator connected to the air switch receiver by an air tubing.

Assignments (8)