Remote switch control

Claim 1

For use with a lighting switch having a actuating member projecting from a fascia plate, a switch adapter comprising a support plate having an inner peripheral edge extending partially around said actuating member, an outer peripheral edge delimiting said support plate, an undersurface extending between said inner and outer peripheral edges and arranged to abut said fascia plate and a recess in said undersurface extending between said inner and outer peripheral edges, fastening means to attach said support plate to said fascia plate and hole said undersurface in abutment with said fascia plate, an operating lever extending through said recess, said operating lever having an aperture adjacent one end thereof to receive said actuating member, pivot connecting means interconnecting adjacent overlying portions of said recess and said lever, said pivot connecting means including a bore in one of said overlying portions and a projection on the other of said overlying portions extending into said bore and operating means connected to said operating lever to effect pivotal movement thereof, whereby abutment of said undersurface with said fascia plate secures said operating lever within said recess and entraps said projection in said bore to pivotally interconnect said lever and support plate and thereby permit limited pivotal movement therebetween to operate said actuating member.