Patent ID: 7232968

Claim:
A portable in-line switching device, easily operable by physically and visually impaired persons, comprising: a housing and base of shock resistant material, the housing fastened to the base; the base comprising feet for reducing skidding on external surfaces, the feet inserted into a plurality of recesses defined in said base; an illuminated main switch constructed at least in part of a translucent shock-resistant material and received in a surface of the housing, the main switch selected from the group consisting of a rocker switch and a push-button switch; and a projection being part of the base defining an aperture for attaching the switching device to an external object; wherein the main switch is connected to a power cord terminating in a dual purpose plug and the main switch is operable between an open and a closed switch position by applying an operative force against at least a portion of the translucent shock-resistant material.