Patent ID: 7250580

Claim:
A switch comprising: a frameless paddle and a ground/mounting strap with first and second outwardly projecting end for mounting the switch within a wall box wherein said frameless paddle is pivotable about its upper end and biased to position its lower end to an outward position when the switch is in its on position and its off position, the paddle having a vertical axis along its length and a horizontal axis along its width wherein the face of the paddle along its vertical axis has a shape of positive first differential comprised of a combination of splines drawn between points of varying distance from a datum plane; and first and second clips coupled to said first and second outwardly projecting ends of said ground/mounting strap, said first and second clips each have first and second openings spaced in tandem back from said outwardly projecting ends wherein said first opening in the first and second clips is a clearance opening for receiving a threaded fastener for attaching the ground/mounting strap to an outlet box and said second opening in each of the clips is for frictionally engaging and holding an alignment pin coupled to an alignment plate.