Patent ID: 6028273
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: H01H,H01R

Abstract:
An electrical switch, comprising:(a) a housing;(b) a switch unit for selectively completing or breaking an electrical circuit, said unit being mounted within said housing and connected to a source of electrical power;(c) a switch unit operating member being mounted to said housing for sliding movement between a first position and a second position, said operating member supported by a first bushing through said housing and a second bushing through an internal support tray, said operating member including a handle for enabling a human operator to move said operating member between said first and second positions;(d) an actuating member mounted for movement corresponding to said movement of said operating member between said first position and said second position and being operatively connected to said switch unit for moving a portion of said switch unit between a first, open circuit state when said actuating member is in said first position and a second, circuit completing state when said actuating member is in said second position, said actuating member being resiliently biased toward said first position; and(e) a clip-on anti-vibration retaining clip assembly for maintaining said operating member in said second position, said retaining clip assembly having a generally C-shaped clip with one end releasably attached to said first bushing and an opposite end engaging said handle so as to prevent said operating member from moving to said first position, said one and opposite ends being integrally attached to one another by way of a central portion, said one end further having a generally U-shaped configuration so as to snap fit into a groove formed in said first bushing.