Method of preventing unintentional actuation of a light switch

Details Method of preventing unintentional actuation of a light switch Method of preventing unintentional actuation of a light switch

1981-10-05

1982-12-14

Little, Willis

Electricity: circuit makers and breakers

Plural switches control single circuit

200304, 200334, 220242, H01N 2700

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043639445

ABSTRACT:
A method of applying a switch guard device to a wall switch to prevent unintentional actuation of the wall switch. The wall switch has an actuating lever extending through an aperture in a switch plate with the switch plate normally being attached to the wall switch on opposite sides of the actuating lever by screw threaded fasteners. The switch guard device is formed from a flexible body portion, initially relatively flat, having a pair of spaced apart apertures for receiving the threaded fasteners. The spaced apart apertures are spaced a sufficient distance that when the threaded fasteners are received by the spaced apertures attaching the body portion to the switch plate, the body portion flexes into an arcuate configuration covering the actuating lever sufficiently to prevent accidental movement of the lever but to allow intentional movement of the lever. The switch guard is applied by removing the threaded fasteners, fastening one end of the flat body portion to the switch by passing one of said fasteners through one of the spaced apertures, flexing the body portion until the other of the spaced apertures is aligned with the opening for the other threaded fastener, and securing the guard device by passing said other threaded fastener through said other of the spaced apertures and tightening said fastener.

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