Electricity: circuit makers and breakers – Electric switch details – Actuators
Patent
1984-08-24
1986-05-20
Marcus, Stephen
Electricity: circuit makers and breakers
Electric switch details
Actuators
200 4316, 200321, H01H 320, H01H 920
Patent
active
045903450
ABSTRACT:
An adapter for a wall-mounted light switch enabling the switch to be operated by a toddler not otherwise able to reach the switch comprises a replacement switch cover plate which has an opening for the switch and an elongate slot which receives a switch operating rod with the rod having an opening receiving the switch and the rod extending from below the replacement cover plate to a level where it can be reached by a toddler to operate the switch. The rod and replacement cover plate may be molded in plastic and the adapter may be easily installed by inserting the rod in the slot in the cover plate and attaching the assembled rod and cover plate to a switch with a screw or screws. The replacement cover plate may have a decorative, child-pleasing appearance, and may include a locking slide which can be manipulated by an adult to prevent a child from moving the operating rod.
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Cusick Ernest G.
Jacobson Harvey B.
Marcus Stephen
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