Patent ID: 8203090
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
1. A switch assembly, comprising: (a) a housing having a lower housing portion removably securable to an upper housing portion; (b) a switch subassembly receivable within the lower housing portion, the switch subassembly comprising a printed circuit board removably secured within the lower housing portion, the switch subassembly further comprising a mechanical switch assembly and a sensor electrically connected to the printed circuit board, wherein the printed circuit board includes circuitry to place each of the mechanical switch assembly and the sensor into electrical communication with an external source; (c) a plunger support removably receivable within a receptacle defined within the lower housing portion, the plunger support having a flange extending outwardly from the plunger support that is selectively engageable with a top surface of the printed circuit board to removably secure the printed circuit board within the lower housing portion such that the printed circuit board is positioned substantially parallel to the bottom surface of the lower housing portion; and (d) a plunger engageable with the mechanical switch assembly; and (e) an attachment assembly for securing the upper housing portion to a mounting structure, the attachment assembly comprising: