Patent ID: 6489578
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: B25D,H01H

Abstract:
An electrical appliance comprising:an electrical switch having an actuating member that can be moved between an initial position and an operating position in a direction of movement, wherein the actuating member, in the operating position, acts to switch a contact system or to adjust a potentiometer; and a movable actuating element arranged in an immediate vicinity of the actuating member, the actuating element, during movement, acting to actuate a first device and a second device, wherein the actuating element comprises: a first part being mounted such that it can be moved in a second direction; and a second part that can be moved both with the first part in the second direction and also in a first direction that is different from the second direction such that the first device is actuated when the actuating element is moved in the first direction, and the second device is actuated when the actuating element is moved in the second direction.