Extension control for a wall mounted toggle switch

Claim 1

In an extension control for a wall-mounted toggle switch of the type having a face plate extending along the wall and having an up and down pivotal switch lever extending through said face plate, the improvement comprising a control consisting of only two parts which are: an elongated member of one rigid piece of material and having an opening therein at one end thereof through which said switch lever extends, said member including a handle spaced from said opening and located at the other end of said member and disposed below the elevation of said switch lever, said member having vertically spaced apart portions respectively defining the upper and lower edges of said opening for respective abutment of said lever from above and below said lever, said member being rigid for up and down movement of said portions in the up and down movement of said handle for the consequent pivotal action of said lever in the actuation of said switch, and a single guide disposed adjacent said member portions and having vertically spaced apart surfaces disposed in the up and down path of movement of said member portions for engaging and thereby limiting up and down movement of said member, said surfaces acting as stop means for said member portions, said guide having an opening through which said switch lever extends, and said member portions being confined on one side of said guide and with said handle being disposed on the other side of said guide, and said guide having an attachment portion releasably attached to said face plate.