Patent ID: 9589755
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H01H

Claim:
1. An escutcheon portion of a switch assembly having a housing having a front surface, the escutcheon portion comprising: a handle rotatably mounted in an interior of the housing for movement between an on position and an off position; a platform on the front surface; a planar rest area separated from the platform and relatively lower with respect to the platform, wherein the handle is adjacent the planar rest area in the on position; a transition ramp extending from the platform to the planar rest area; a finger area adjacent the planar rest area; and a perimeter frame enclosing the finger area so that, when the handle is in the on position, a finger can be inserted into the finger area to manually actuate the handle into the off position, wherein in the off position, the handle extends above the platform.