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US toggle switch wall plate: outline, opening, screw holes (template)

What are the dimensions of a US toggle switch wall plate opening and screw holes? · Standard part · basis: Arrow Hart / Hubbell Wallplate Dimensional Information (J-2, J-3); screw spacing per Kyle Switch Plates

Also called: toggle wall plate dimensions, toggle switch plate opening size, wall plate stl, jumbo wall plate size, midway wall plate size, switch plate screw spacing, toggle opening size

Exact dimensions. True size, with no printing tolerance added.

length
69.8 mm
width
114.3 mm
height
2.0 mm

Notes

  • Toggle switch wall plate, US: outline, opening and screw holes for standard (4.50 in high), midway (mid-size, 4.87 in) and jumbo (oversize, 5.25 in) plates, 1 to 3 gang.
  • The 18 files are templates, not the real plate profile: 2 mm thick, with true-size outline, openings and screw holes. Plate thickness, edge radii and bevel are not published, so none is modelled.
  • Screw hole size is the 3/16 in bottom of the countersink quoted by a plate retailer; the real holes are countersunk for #6-32 oval-head screws.
  • Heights are printed in inches (mid-size 4.87 in, which other lists round to 4.88 in); widths are printed in mm. Gang positions are 46.0 mm apart from the plate centre.
  • A toggle plate holds the switch by its toggle; the screws go into the switch strap, 2.375 in apart.

US toggle switch wall plate: outline, opening, screw holes size chart

parametervalue
standard outline (height x width, 1 / 2 / 3 gang)114.3 x 69.8 / 115.9 / 161.9 mm
midway outline (height x width, 1 / 2 / 3 gang)123.7 x 79.4 / 125.4 / 171.4 mm
jumbo outline (height x width, 1 / 2 / 3 gang)133.3 x 88.9 / 134.9 / 182.2 mm
first opening centre from the side edge (standard / midway / jumbo)34.9 / 39.7 / 44.4 mm
gang to gang46.0 mm (1.81 in)
toggle opening (width x height)10.3 x 23.8 mm (0.40 x 0.93 in)
plate screw holes60.3 mm apart vertically at each opening centre (2.375 in); 4.76 mm (3/16 in) through
device mounting-strap hole spacing, box ears3-9/32 in (83.3 mm)
plate thickness, edge radius, bevelnot published: files are a 2 mm template

Where the files are

Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.

Arrow Hart / Hubbell Wiring (via Elliott Electric)Wallplate Dimensional Information, catalog pages J-2 and J-3webPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Kyle Switch PlatesScrew hole spacing on electrical wall plate coverswebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Kyle Switch PlatesSwitch plate screw size, spacing and length optionswebPublisher's page; dimensions are facts
Hubbell WiringJumbo wallplate catalog page (5.25 x 3.50 in, 2-gang 5.31 in)webPublisher's page; dimensions are facts

Free files

★ Free files 9 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json

toggle-plate-1-gang-standard1-gang standard toggle plate TEMPLATE, 69.8 x 114.3 mm, 2 mm thick: true-size openings, screw holes and outline; not the real plate profileSTEP · STL
toggle-plate-2-gang-standard2-gang standard toggle plate TEMPLATE, 115.9 x 114.3 mm, 2 mm thick: true-size openings, screw holes and outline; not the real plate profileSTEP · STL
toggle-plate-3-gang-standard3-gang standard toggle plate TEMPLATE, 161.9 x 114.3 mm, 2 mm thick: true-size openings, screw holes and outline; not the real plate profileSTEP · STL
toggle-plate-1-gang-midway1-gang midway toggle plate TEMPLATE, 79.4 x 123.7 mm, 2 mm thick: true-size openings, screw holes and outline; not the real plate profileSTEP · STL
toggle-plate-2-gang-midway2-gang midway toggle plate TEMPLATE, 125.4 x 123.7 mm, 2 mm thick: true-size openings, screw holes and outline; not the real plate profileSTEP · STL
toggle-plate-3-gang-midway3-gang midway toggle plate TEMPLATE, 171.4 x 123.7 mm, 2 mm thick: true-size openings, screw holes and outline; not the real plate profileSTEP · STL
toggle-plate-1-gang-jumbo1-gang jumbo toggle plate TEMPLATE, 88.9 x 133.3 mm, 2 mm thick: true-size openings, screw holes and outline; not the real plate profileSTEP · STL
toggle-plate-2-gang-jumbo2-gang jumbo toggle plate TEMPLATE, 134.9 x 133.3 mm, 2 mm thick: true-size openings, screw holes and outline; not the real plate profileSTEP · STL
toggle-plate-3-gang-jumbo3-gang jumbo toggle plate TEMPLATE, 182.2 x 133.3 mm, 2 mm thick: true-size openings, screw holes and outline; not the real plate profileSTEP · STL
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Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=wall-plate-toggle-us

US toggle switch wall plate: outline, opening, screw holes (template), isometric render of a generated part
Render of toggle-plate-2-gang-midway from the free STEP; not to scale.

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Questions

How big is the toggle opening?

10.3 x 23.8 mm (0.40 x 0.93 in).