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Wallbox dimmer switch having side-by-side pushbutton and dimmer actuators

  • US 6,727,446 B1
  • Filed: 07/16/2003
  • Issued: 04/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electrical load control device comprising:

  • an actuator mounting frame;

    a yoke having front and rear sides and an opening in which the mounting frame is received;

    a pushbutton switch actuator for actuation of a switch through inward translation of the pushbutton with respect to the mounting frame; and

    a clip for removably securing the pushbutton switch actuator, the clip supported adjacent the rear side of the yoke for translation with respect to the yoke that is substantially perpendicular to the translation of the pushbutton actuator, the clip translating between a first locked position in which the clip engages the pushbutton actuator to secure the actuator and a second unlocked position in which the clip is disengaged from the pushbutton actuator to provide for removal of the pushbutton switch actuator, a portion of the clip accessible through the yoke opening from the front side of the yoke.

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