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Wall-mountable switch & dimmer

US5637930A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 10, 1995
Grant dateJun 10, 1997
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01H13/20
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wall-mountable system for controlling electrical power to a load includes a switch and a dimmer, with the switch actuator being substantially larger than the dimmer actuator. Preferably, the switch is a short-throw, light-force switch and the dimmer is a linear slide dimmer. Another embodiment of the invention provides a wallbox-mountable, pushbutton-actuated electrical control device in which the pushbutton is resiliently supported on the device support.

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