Apparatus and methods for securing switch devices

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2008-05-13

2008-05-13

Enad, Elvin (Department: 2832)

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Switch activation inhibitor

Actuator locking device

C200S043140

Reexamination Certificate

active

07371980

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and methods for lockout of toggle switches, such as those toggle switches that include a captivating switch head (e.g., an enlarged and/or offset switch head) disposed on a cylindrical-shaped switch arm of the toggle switch. In one example, the apparatus and methods may employ a securement housing configured to be secured to a toggle switch by capturing at least a portion of the switch arm of the toggle switch between a switch head and an adjacent surface in a manner that prevents movement of the switch arm from a first switch position (e.g., “off” position) to a second switch position (e.g., “on” position).

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