Movable electric switches that move to reveal underlying control areas

摘要

Electric switches are disclosed that cover underlying control areas and that can be moved to reveal these underlying control areas. The underlying control area will preferably be a control panel, such as a touch screen or hard-switched control panel. These movable electric switches are made to blend in with the surrounding decor, preferably by having a decorative plate as the predominate artifact that is seen. These movable electric switches are also functional, in that pressing on areas of the decorative plate will allow different electric switch positions to be chosen and different functions to occur that correspond to the particular electric switch position.;Thus, the present invention allows any underlying control area to be covered by a movable electric switch, allows the electric switch to be used to control various electrical devices, and allows the electric switch to be moved to provide access to the underlying control area.