Patent ID: 8770424

Claim:
A wall plate for a switch mounted in a switch receptacle in a wall, comprising: a plate made entirely from a transparent material having embedded therein a composition of powdered photoluminescent material, the plate comprising a front surface and a back surface, the back surface having a recessed area disposed between the switch and the back surface, the plate having a plurality of apertures for accepting the switch therethrough and for mounting the plate onto the switch with at least one mechanical fastener, the plate covering the switch receptacle and surrounding the switch mounted in the switch receptacle; and a gasket configured to fit at least partially within the recessed area of the plate and further including gasket apertures therethrough coaligned with the apertures of the plate, wherein the plate sandwiches the gasket between itself and the switch; and the front surface of the plate is substantially convex, such that between 25% and 50% of the front surface of the plate is visible from any angle in front of the wall; the gasket being white, whereby light traversing the plate from the front surface to the back surface substantially reflects from the gasket and back into the plate, and whereby light emitted from the photoluminescent material through the back surface of the plate substantially reflects from the gasket and back into the plate.