Information display system for switching device, switching device, and method
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsAshish MISHRA, Allison CONNOR, Piotr Slawomir WORONKOWICZ, Jungsoo PARK
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Abstract
An information display system for a switching device includes a cover for the switching device, the cover including a first section and a second section, and a faceplate magnetically attracted to the cover and configured to carry information about the switching device, the faceplate further including an opening, at least a portion of the second section of the cover overlapped by the faceplate. The faceplate is adjustable with respect to the cover.
Claims20
An information display system for a switching device, the information display system comprising:
- a cover for the switching device, the cover including a first section and a second section;
- and,
- a faceplate magnetically attracted to the cover and configured to carry information about the switching device, the faceplate further including an opening, at least a portion of the second section of the cover overlapped by the faceplate;
- wherein the faceplate is adjustable with respect to the cover.
A switching device comprising:
- a handle;
- a cover including a first section and a second section, the first section having a handle slot, the handle extended through the handle slot;
- and,
- a faceplate magnetically attracted to the cover and configured to carry information about the switching device, the faceplate including an opening, at least a portion of the second section of the cover overlapped by the faceplate.
A method of displaying information on a switching device, the switching device having a handle, the method comprising:
- magnetically securing a faceplate to the switching device in a first position of the faceplate, the faceplate containing the information, the information oriented in a first orientation;
- rotating the faceplate with respect to the handle of the switching device;
- and,
- magnetically securing the faceplate to the switching device in a second position to re-orient the information in a second orientation different than the first orientation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.