Cover assembly for an electrical switch
AssigneeElectronic Theatre Controls, Inc.
InventorsJeff de Peralta, Ben Rodgers, Dan Talajkowski
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Abstract
A cover assembly for a first electrical switch and a second electrical switch. The cover assembly includes an alignment plate configured to be removably coupled to the first electrical switch. The alignment plate includes a first alignment feature that receives a portion of the first electrical switch to align the alignment plate with the first electrical switch, and a second alignment feature that receives a portion of the second electrical switch to align the alignment plate with the second electrical switch and to align the second electrical switch with the first electrical switch. The assembly further includes a faceplate that is removably coupled to the alignment plate.
Claims20
A cover assembly for a first electrical switch and a second electrical switch, the cover assembly comprising:
- an alignment plate configured to be removably coupled to the first electrical switch, the alignment plate including,
- a first alignment feature that receives a first portion of the first electrical switch to align the alignment plate with the first electrical switch,
- a second alignment feature that receives a first portion of the second electrical switch to align the alignment plate with the second electrical switch and to align the second electrical switch with the first electrical switch,
- a third alignment feature that receives a second portion of the first electrical switch,
- a fourth alignment feature that receives a second portion of the second electrical switch, and
- a divider that extends from the first and second alignment features to the third and fourth alignment features;
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- a faceplate that is removably coupled to the alignment plate.
An electrical switch and cover assembly comprising:
- a first electrical switch;
- a second electrical switch;
- a first alignment plate removably coupled to the first electrical switch, the first alignment plate including,
- a first alignment feature that receives a portion of the first electrical switch to align the first alignment plate with the first electrical switch, and
- a second alignment feature that receives a first portion of the second electrical switch to align the first alignment plate with the second electrical switch and to align the second electrical switch with the first electrical switch;
- a second alignment plate removably coupled to the second electrical switch, the second alignment plate including,
- a first alignment feature of the second alignment plate that receives a second portion of the second electrical switch to align the second alignment plate with the first alignment plate and the second electrical switch;
- and a faceplate that is removably coupled to the first and second alignment plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.