IP Library Granted Patent US 12,609,253
Granted Patent B2
US 12,609,253 · App. 17/981,992 · Granted Apr 21, 2026

Switch assembly with pivotable switch cover

Inventor: Miguel Ángel Castañeda Tejeda (Syracuse, NY)
Assignee: Pass & Seymour, Inc.
H01H9/0264H01H9/0207
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Patent No.
US 12,609,253
App. No.
17/981,992
Granted
Apr 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A switch assembly includes a body including a plurality of pressable switches, and a controller configured to control a connected device according to inputs received from the plurality of pressable switches, wherein the body further includes a pin extending from a surface thereof; a switch cover including a recess formed in an interior surface for receiving the pin such that is pivotable about the pin, wherein the plurality of pressable switches are each disposed to be pressable by pivoting the switch cover about the pin.

Claims (11)

1 . A switch assembly, comprising:

a body including a plurality of pressable switches, and a controller configured to control a connected electrical wiring device according to inputs received from the plurality of pressable switches, wherein the body further includes a pin extending from a surface thereof, and a switch pad module comprising a plurality of switch pads, wherein each switch pad comprises an arm being formed into the switch pad module and having an attached end and a free end, each switch pad being disposed over a respective pressable switch such that pressing the free end of the switch pad inward presses the pressable switch;

a switch cover including a recess formed in an interior surface for receiving the pin such that is pivotable about the pin, wherein the plurality of pressable switches are each disposed to be pressable by pivoting the switch cover about the pin.

2 . The switch assembly of claim 1 , wherein the switch cover is of a unitary construction.

3 . The switch assembly of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pressable switches comprise a plurality of pushbuttons.

4 . The switch assembly of claim 1 , wherein the pin extends from a surface of the switch pad module.

5 . The switch assembly of claim 1 , wherein the controller issues a respective command to the connected device according to which of the pressable switches has been pressed.

6 . The switch assembly of claim 5 , wherein the respective command corresponds to a preset state of the connected device.

7 . The switch assembly of claim 1 , wherein the controller is powered by a battery.

8 . The switch assembly of claim 1 , wherein the body is configured for installation in a wall box.

9 . The switch assembly of claim 1 , wherein the controller controls the connected device according to a wireless connection.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 11, 2022
From: TEJEDA, MIGUEL ÁNGEL CASTAÑEDA
To: PASS & SEYMOUR, INC.
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Continuity (1)
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