Patent ID: 9330857
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H01H

Claim Text:
1. A switch and switch operator assembly mountable beneath an upper surface of a recessed area, comprising: a housing, the housing having rear and top walls joined to a front wall, the front wall having a lower edge positioned below the level of the top wall; an end wall joined to the rear, top and front walls, the end wall having a lower edge that depends below the level of the lower edge of the front wall; a switch operator plate pivotably connected to the housing along a horizontal axis parallel to the plane of the rear wall; a switch operable in response to the upward, pivotal movement of the switch operator plate; a blocking arm pivotably mounted to the switch operator plate along a horizontal axis perpendicular to the rear wall of the housing, the blocking arm being mounted to block upward pivoting of the switch operator plate when the blocking arm is in a vertical position and to unblock such pivotal movement of the switch operator plate when the blocking arm is in a horizontal position; whereby a first, lateral movement against the blocking arm and a subsequent vertical movement against the switch actuator plate is necessary to activate the switch.