Patent ID: 6743997
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: H01H

Abstract:
A rocker switch for operating a direct current motor, the rocker switch comprising:a base; an actuator received on the base and moveable relative to the base between an actuated position and a deactuated position; a contactor received between the base and the actuator and arranged to move between an actuated position and a deactuated position when the actuator is moved; and a plurality of contact points made of formed wires extending into the base and having outer walls that form the contact point, the plurality of contact points including a first contact and a second contact that are connected by the contactor when the contactor is moved to the actuated position by moving the actuator to the actuated position wherein the connection provides power to the direct current motor such that the disconnection results in an arc due to dissipation of stored energy.