A decorative wall plate and slider cap for subsurface mounted, toggle-type electrical switches which comprise:
- an adapter wall plate having a substantially rectangular front face and four edges extending perpendicular to, and rearwardly from, said adapter wall plate front face, said adapter wall plate having at least one elongate rectangular opening therethrough for receiving a switch toggle and at least two apertures through said face for receiving a means to fasten said adapter wall plate to an electrical switch housing and wherein at least two ramped projection members are disposed on outside faces of said adapter wall plate edges, said adapter wall plate being raised from said mounting surface by said edges;
- a thin wall plate decorative insert member, not larger in size than said adapter wall plate front face, having at least one elongate rectangular opening therethrough for receiving a switch toggle;
- a translucent wall plate having a translucent, substantially rectangular front face and four edges extending perpendicular to, and rearwardly from, said translucent wall plate front face, said translucent wall plate front face having at least one elongate rectangular opening therethrough for receiving a switch toggle, said opening defined along its longitudinal edges by two rail members extending perpendicularly outward from said translucent wall plate face and wherein at least two ramped projection members are disposed on the inside faces of said translucent wall plate edges to mate with said adapter wall plate edge projection members whereby said decorative insert member is held between the adapter wall plate face and the translucent wall plate, said translucent wall plate being removably fastened over said adapter wall plate characterized in that said switch toggle receiving openings through said adapter and translucent wall plates and said decorative insert member are aligned and, said translucent wall plate elongate rectangular opening for receiving a switch toggle is smaller than said adapter wall plate switch toggle receiving opening;
- at least one slider member having a front face and edges extending perpendicular to, and rearwardly from said slider member front face and having upper and lower fingers extending perpendicular to, and rearward from, said slider member face, which fingers act as a cam to restrict movement of said switch toggle, said slider member also having two barbed spring clips extending perpendicular to, and rearward from, said slider member face for slidingly engaging said translucent wall plate rail members whereby said slider member fingers and barbed spring clips are received within said translucent wall plate elongate rectangular openings for receiving a switch toggle and thereby contain movement of said switch toggle and said slider member face is permitted to move in a single plane parallel to said translucent wall plate face but is restricted in movement perpendicular to said transluacent wall plate face, and wherein at least two ramped projection members are disposed on the outside faces of said slider member edges;
- at least one thin slider cap decorative insert member, not larger than said slider member front face;
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- at least one translucent slider cap cover, adapted to removably receive said slider member front face, having a translucent front face, edges extending perpendicular to, and rearward from, said translucent slider cap cover front face and at least two ramped projection members disposed on the inside faces of said translucent slider cap cover edges to mate with said slider member edge projection members whereby said slider cap decorative insert member is held between the slider member front face and the translucent slider cap cover.