Patent ID: 7189936

Claim:
A control device for automatically moving a rocker switch between an opened and a closed position in accordance with at least one predetermined program, comprising: a controller for activating said device according to parameters of the predetermined program; a power component being responsive to said controller; a plate adapted for slidable movement with respect to the switch and having a finger extending from a surface thereof adapted to abut a rocker of the switch, the switch being in the opened position when said finger abuts a first portion of said rocker and the switch being in the closed position when said finger abuts a second portion of said rocker; and a cam operating arm mounted for rotation within a substantially elliptical opening defined by said plate, said cam operating arm engaging an edge of the substantially elliptical opening, such that as the cam operating arm is rotated by the power component, the plate is moved upward or downward, with said finger transitioning the rocker switch between the opened and closed positions.