US 201514691148 A description fig1 and 2 show a valve switchbox 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention attached to the mounting plate 12 of a butterfly valve 14 this attachment may be accomplished by a plurality of screws or bolts extending up through the mounting plate 12 into threaded apertures in the switchbox 10 drawing the switchbox 10 into close mechanical engagement with the mounting plate 12 alternatively the mounting plate 12 could utilize a plurality of threaded studs or the switchbox 10 could have a plurality of apertures therein to allow bolts to secure the switchbox 10 to threaded apertures in the mounting plate 12 the valve 14 has a body 16 in which a shaft mounted disc 18 articulates to open and close a throat 20 through which a fluid may pass when open in this disclosure u201c fluid u201d would include liquids gases and flowable solid particulates etc a handle 22 on the switchbox 10 is used to control the position of the disc 18 in the valve throat 20 typically a valve such as valve 14 would be provided with a handle that would be attached directly to the shaft supporting the disc 18 as shown in fig1 the valve switchbox 10 of the present disclosure can be positioned to intermediate between the handle 22 and the valve 14 an optional aspect of the present disclosure is that the handle of an existing valve 14 can be utilized with the switchbox 10 in instances when the switchbox 10 is retrofitted to the valve 14 in this manner the handle will likely be properly.