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On-off switch within a lockable housing

  • US 5,723,833 A
  • Filed: 07/05/1996
  • Issued: 03/03/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/05/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An ON-OFF switch assembly which is lockable using a conventional padlock, the ON-OFF switch assembly comprising:

  • a housing having an opening;

    an ON-OFF electrical switch mounted within the housing, the ON-OFF electrical switch having an actuator extending through the opening, the actuator being shiftable between an ON position and an OFF position;

    a cover pivotally attached to the housing, the cover being pivotable between an opened position where the actuator is accessible to an operator, a closed position where the cover encloses the actuator rendering the actuator unaccessible to the operator, and a run position where the cover is slightly open, the cover having a back surface with a tab extending therefrom which engages the actuator to shift the actuator to the OFF position when the cover is pivoted from the run position to the closed position; and

    a hasp pivotally attached to the housing, the hasp being pivotable between an extended orientation in which the hasp projects through an aperture in the cover to enable locking of the cover to the housing in the closed position using the conventional padlock, and a retracted orientation in which the hasp with the conventional padlock locked thereon is positioned sufficiently clear of the housing to allow the cover to be freely pivoted to the closed position.

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