Patent ID: 8124898

Claim:
An electrical device controller for controlling power to a load, the controller comprising: a housing having at least one open face; a plate secured to said housing and disposed over said open face of said housing, said plate having a unitary aperture; at least one electrical component positioned within the housing for coupling to a power source and a load, wherein said at least one electrical component controls power delivered to the load; a first actuator coupled to the at least one electrical component and having a movable user operable portion that is user accessible via the unitary aperture of the plate, wherein movement of the user operable portion controls power ON and OFF to the load; and a second actuator adjacent to the first actuator, coupled to the at least one electrical component via at least one member extending from the second actuator and contacting a movable member of the at least one electrical component, said second actuator having a movable user operable portion that is user accessible via the unitary aperture of the plate, wherein rotational movement of the user operable portion causes linear movement of the movable member of the at least one electrical component for adjusting the magnitude of power delivered to the load; wherein the movement and position of the respective user operable movable portions of the first and second actuators are independent of one another; wherein the movement of the first actuator includes rotation about a first axis of rotation; wherein the movement of the second actuator includes rotation about a second axis of rotation; and wherein the first and second axes are offset.