Cover assembly for an electrical switch

Claim 1

A switching device comprising an electrical switch provided with a pair of relatively spaced conductors, and a removable cover assembly mounted on said switch and concealing said conductors, said cover assembly including a panel having exterior and interior surfaces, the interior surface being spaced from said conductors; a unitary lens piece mounted on said panel and having an outer portion engaging the panel exterior surface, an inner portion engaging the panel interior surface, and an intermediate portion extending through an opening formed in said panel; said inner portion including and terminating in spaced gripping fingers, and being normally passable through said opening, illuminating means inserted and secured between and resiliently embraced by said gripping fingers, with the fingers being so spread by said inserted illuminating means as to so expand said inner portion as to preclude passage thereof through said opening, said illuminating means being mounted by the inner portion of said lens piece to extend parallel to the panel interior surface in a fixed position adjacent to but spaced from the panel interior surface and elongated resilient wire-like contact means carried on the panel interior surface and electrically connected to said illuminating means, said contact means having projecting portions in electrical contact with said switch conductors.