Flip switch timer decorator switch clip
AssigneeColeman Cable, Inc.
InventorsShiao-Tsun Ku, Matthew Haws
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Abstract
A clip member that attaches to the actuator of a flip switch timer for a toggle switch to allow the flip switch timer to actuate a decorator switch between on and off positions. The clip member may include a connector or fastener including a pair of arms having clips for engaging a slot on the actuator. A lever arm on the switch engages the raised end of a decorator switch when the actuator, and thus the clip member, are moved linearly within the flip switch timer.
Claims13
A wall mounted flip switch timer having a slot on an actuator that moves longitudinally for directly engaging a toggle switch of an outlet, the improvement comprising:
- a removable clip member comprising:
- a base;
- a connector that attaches the clip member directly, to the slot of the actuator;
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- an arm member extending longitudinally from the base between the actuator and the outlet when the clip member is attached to the slot, the arm member being movable longitudinally along a decorator switch to engage sides of the decorator switch to move the decorator switch between on and off positions.
A wall mounted flip switch timer having a slot on an actuator that moves longitudinally for directly engaging a toggle switch of an outlet, the improvement comprising:
- a removable clip member comprising:
- a base;
- a connector that removably attaches the clip member to the slot of the actuator;
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- an arm member extending longitudinally from the base between the actuator and the outlet when the clip member is attached to the slot, wherein the arm member includes a protruding member extending downwardly towards a decorator switch, the arm member being movable longitudinally along the decorator switch to engage sides of the decorator switch to move the decorator switch between on and off positions.
A wall mounted flip switch timer having a slot on an actuator that moves longitudinally for directly engaging a toggle switch of an outlet, the improvement comprising:
- a removable clip member comprising:
- a base having a top and a bottom;
- a connector proximate the bottom of the base that attaches the clip member directly to the slot of the actuator;
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- an arm member extending longitudinally from about the top of the base, the arm member being movable longitudinally along a decorator switch to engage sides of the decorator switch to move the decorator switch between on and off positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.