Weatherproof switch assembly

Claim 1

A WEATHERPROOF SEALING MEANS FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A GENERALLY FLUSH MOUNTED CONVENTIONAL SWITCH HAVING THE USUAL SWITCH OPERATING LEVER ADAPTED FOR OSCILLATION TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND OFF, MEANS MOUNTING SAID SWITCH IN A WALL OPENING WITH THE SWITCH LEVER EXTENDING OUTWARDLY BEYOND THE PLANE OF THE WALL IN WHICH THE SWITCH RECEIVING OPENING IS FORMED, A WALL PLATE HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN, SAID WALL PLATE BEING POSITIONED WITH THE SWITCH LEVER EXENDING OUTWARDLY THROUGH THE WALL PLATE APERTURE AND THE WALL PLATE PERIMETER COVERING THE WALL IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE WALL OPENING, AND WHEREIN THE WEATHERPROOF SEALING MEANS COMPRISES A FLEXIBLE SEALING MEANS ADAPTED TO FIT BETWEEN THE PERIMETER OF THE WALL PLATE AND THE WALL ADJACENT THERETO, SAID SEALING MEANS HAVING A BUBBLE PORTION ADAPTED TO EXTEND OUTWARDLY THROUGH THE WALL PLATE APERTURE TO COVER THE SWITCH LEGER THUS PROVIDING A WEATHERPROOF SEAL BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE WALL PLATE.