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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2009
Renjith Mathew, New Hyde Park, NY (US);
Walter Ancipiuk, Staten Island, NY (US);
Yun Wu, Bayside, NY (US);
Alfred J. Lombardi, Syosset, NY (US);
Renjith Mathew, New Hyde Park, NY (US);
Walter Ancipiuk, Staten Island, NY (US);
Yun Wu, Bayside, NY (US);
Alfred J. Lombardi, Syosset, NY (US);
Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
An electrical device controller is provided for controlling power to a load. The controller includes a housing having an open face and a plate having a unitary aperture secured to the housing and disposed over the open face. The controller further includes an electrical power controller component positioned within the housing for coupling to a power source and a load, a first actuator coupled to the electrical component, and an adjacent second actuator coupled to the electrical component. The first actuator has a movable user operable portion that is user accessible via the unitary aperture for controlling power ON/OFF to the load. The second actuator has a movable user operable portion that is user accessible via the unitary aperture for adjusting magnitude of power delivered to the load. The movement and position of the respective user operable portions of the first and second actuators are mutually independent.