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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2004
Virginie Collomb, Grenoble, FR;
Claude Rousseau, Roullet-Saint-Estephe, FR;
Alain Tardivon, Rouillac, FR;
Patrice Thizon, Rouelle-sur-Touvre, FR;
Virginie Collomb, Grenoble, FR;
Claude Rousseau, Roullet-Saint-Estephe, FR;
Alain Tardivon, Rouillac, FR;
Patrice Thizon, Rouelle-sur-Touvre, FR;
Schneider Electric Industries SAS, Rueil-Malmaison, FR;
Abstract
A luminous turning button for an electric circuit, including a handle mounted to pivot about an axis to actuate at least one electric switch unit and that is illuminated by a light source substantially disposed along the axis. The handle includes a cap forming a disk and a gripping tab that protrudes in a diametral plane. The cap is made of translucent or transparent material capable of allowing the light to travel to the outside, the gripping tab being hollow and covering an integrated mechanical base made of opaque material.