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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1995
Michael J Rowen, Center Valley, PA (US);
Joel S Spira, Coopersburg, PA (US);
Michael J D'Aleo, Erwinna, PA (US);
Darryl W Tucker, Royersford, PA (US);
Russell J Jacobs, Center Valley, PA (US);
James R Graybill, Allentown, PA (US);
Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., Coopersburg, PA (US);
Abstract
A wall-mountable system for controlling electrical power to a load includes a switch and a dimmer, with the switch actuator being substantially larger than the dimmer actuator. Preferably, the switch is a short-throw, light-force switch and the dimmer is a linear slide dimmer. Another embodiment of the invention provides a wallbox-mountable, pushbutton-actuated electrical control device in which the pushbutton is resiliently supported on the device support.