Patent ID: 8592703

Claim:
An improved, energy-harvesting switch assembly including, as individual components thereof, a retainer clip having a generally rectangular frame, at least one rocker, a decorative face plate, a carrier, and an energy-harvesting switch module having energy bows, said energy-harvesting module generating an induced current pulse and transmitting a radio frequency signal packet in response to pressure on the rocker, which causes the energy bows to snap, wherein the improvement comprises: said at least one rocker has been modified so that it has at least one tab which extends from an upper edge and from a lower edge thereof; said retainer clip has been modified so that it has recesses on upper and lower frame members, said recesses capturing said at least one tab on the upper edge and said at least one tab on the lower edge of said at least one rocker so that said at least one rocker cannot be removed from the assembly without removing the retainer clip; and said carrier and said retainer clip have been modified so that when the individual components are assembled, the carrier and the retainer clip lock together in a manner that precludes non-destructive disassembly without use of a unique tool having strategically-spaced, multiple wedge-shaped release prongs, which slides into gaps between adjacent components of the assembly and unlatches at least a portion of the retainer clip from the carrier.