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Cover plate with flush slide actuator for electrical devices
   
Document Number
US Patent 7122753
Issued Date
October 17, 2006
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An in-wall mounted electrical actuation device is covered by a surface mountable cover plate. The cover plate provides a planar surface having a linear groove in it preferably extensive over a full length of the cover plate. Within the linear groove is an aperture. An actuator strip is slidably engaged within the linear groove, The linear strip provides a strip planar surface contiguous with the plate planar surface for thereby presenting a common planar outwardly facing surface. Inwardly protruding from the actuator strip through the aperture is an actuator finger which receives a device control for linear motion with the actuator strip relative to the cover plate so as to control the electrical actuation device.
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Published
October 17, 2006
Application Number
11/090,884
Filed
March 28, 2005
US Classification
200/331   200/329
Int'l Classification
H01H   3/20   (20060101)  
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USPTO Field of Search
200/329   200/330   200/331   200/33B   200/339  
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A faceplate structure for a load control device comprises a bezel, an operating knob extending through an elongated rectangular opening of the bezel, and a sliding cover plate disposed behind the bezel. The bezel defines side walls and is adapted to be fixed to the load control device. The elongated rectangular opening extends along a vertical axis of the bezel. The operating knob is operable to vertically move along the length of the elongated opening. The cover plate is slidably coupled to the side walls of the bezel. The shaft of the operating knob is coupled to the cover plate, such that the cover plate is vertically movable with respect to the bezel. The cover plate covers the rear of the opening in all positions to which the cover plate can be moved by the operating knob.

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