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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1997
William J Rintz, Delray Beach, FL (US);
Other;
Abstract
A light switch cover is disclosed for use with conventional 'rocker' and 'toggle' type switches. The cover generally includes a mounting bracket which is attached to the electrical box, along with the switch and a face plate which is attached to the mounting bracket. For light switches cover can also be utilized where more than one switch is provided. An electroluminescent lighting sheet can also be provided between the face plate and mounting bracket to highlight and enhance any decorative features of the light switch cover. A battery back-up and power loss sensing circuit can be included that illuminates the lighting sheet whenever power to the light switch is lost. Upon loss of power, the lighting sheet can be illuminated steadily or can blink at a preselected frequency. An on/off switch can be provided to manually turn the illuminated light switch cover off. The invention can be also utilized with pressure sensitive dome-type switches.