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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 03, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 24, 2022
Applicant:

Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US);

Inventors:

Stephen Aaron, East Patchogue, NY (US);

Michael Kamor, North Massapequa, NY (US);

Assignee:

Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 23/06 (2006.01); H01H 9/04 (2006.01); H01H 23/16 (2006.01); H01H 23/08 (2006.01); H01H 23/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 9/04 (2013.01); H01H 23/08 (2013.01); H01H 23/16 (2013.01); H01H 23/24 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electrical device such as, for example, an electrical switch is disclosed. The switch being arranged and configured to prevent ingress or intrusion of water, dust, or the like from the external environment thus making the switch particularly suitable for use outdoors or indoors where water and dust are expected. In one embodiment, the switch includes a base or housing, an internal actuator positioned within an internal cavity of the base, an external actuator accessible by a user, a barrier layer positioned between the internal actuator and the external actuator, the barrier layer arranged and configured to seal the internal cavity and the internal actuator, and a magnetic coupling arranged and configured to transfer movement of the external actuator to the internal actuator through the barrier layer.


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