US 12,237,120 B2
Three button control station disabler
Nicholas P. Vona, Warwick, RI (US)
Filed by Nicholas P. Vona, Warwick, RI (US)
Filed on Jul. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/387,080.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/057,974, filed on Jul. 29, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0037099 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. H01H 13/04 (2006.01); H01H 13/02 (2006.01); H01H 13/14 (2006.01)
CPC H01H 13/04 (2013.01) [H01H 13/023 (2013.01); H01H 13/14 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A disabler cover plate for a three button control station (PBS-3) fixture, the PBS-3 fixture comprising:
a face including an open button, a close button, and a stop button, the disabler cover plate including:
a generally flat longitudinal surface;
an upper hook extending approximately 90° from a top of an underside of the flat longitudinal surface, the upper hook comprising a first inward-facing flange;
a lower hook extending approximately 90° from a bottom of the underside of the flat longitudinal surface, the lower hook comprising a second inward-facing flange opposing the first inward-facing flange; and
a bump out on the underside of the flat longitudinal surface, the bump out positioned to depress and maintain pressure on the stop button on the face of the PBS-3 fixture, wherein the first and second flanges engage a first end and a second end, respectively, of the PBS-3 fixture in order to releasably retain the cover plate thereon, and wherein the flat longitudinal surface is dimensioned to cover the open button and the close button when the stop button is depressed by the bump out.