Extender for a rocker type light switch

Details Extender for a rocker type light switch Extender for a rocker type light switch

1998-05-12

1999-08-10

Friedhofer, Michael A.

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Electric switch details

Actuators

H01H 302

Patent

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059344520

ABSTRACT:
An extender (12) for a rocker type light switch (14) installed within a switch box (16) in a wall (18). The rocker type light switch (14) is of the type having a rocker lever (20), a switch plate (22) and a pair of mounting screws (24). The extender (12) comprises a slide handle (26), a cam button (28) in the slide handle (26) and a structure (30) for connecting the slide handle (26) in an upright position over the switch plate (22) via the mounting screws (24). The slide handle (26) can be manually moved up and down by a small child (32), allowing the cam button (28) to operate the rocker lever (20) of the rocker type light switch (14) between an on and off position.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4105884 (1978-08-01), Damsky
patent: 4454401 (1984-06-01), Powis et al.
patent: 4914265 (1990-04-01), Mongeau
patent: 5577602 (1996-11-01), Conner et al.

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