A guide for holding a switching element and guiding it so that it slides inside a switching device, the guide extending in a longitudinal direction, an orthogonal direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, and a third direction orthogonal to both the longitudinal and the orthogonal directions, the guide comprising: an upper portion comprising a front member and a separate rear member; and a lower portion comprising a first side member and a second separate side member, the front and rear members extending in the longitudinal direction, the first and the second side members extending in the orthogonal direction, the upper and lower portion extending in the third direction, the front member having: a first seat extending from the bottom of the upper portion, and a first tab extending above the seat in the third direction; the rear member having: a second seat extending from the bottom of the upper portion, and a second tab extending above the seat in the third direction; the first side member having a front edge and a rear edge, the first side member extending between a first end of a lower portion of the front member and a first end of a lower portion of the rear member, the first side member having: a first guide portion protruding outward from the front edge of the first side member, and a second guide portion protruding outward from the rear edge of the first side member; and the second side member having a front edge and a rear edge, the second side member extending between a second end of the lower portion of the front member and a second end of the lower portion of the rear member, the second side member having: a third guide portion protruding outward from the front edge of the second side member, and a fourth guide portion protruding outward from the rear edge of the second side member, wherein the first and second seats are configured to receive a lower surface of the switching element and the first and second tabs are holding the switching element, wherein the first side member and the second side member define an opening in between, the opening being configured to enable a spring received between the first and second side members to engage the switching element, the lower portion of the front member, and the lower portion of the rear member, and wherein the first, second, third and fourth guide portions of the guide are configured to slidably engage respective channels of a housing of the switching device external to the guide. an upper portion comprising a front member and a separate rear member; and a lower portion comprising a first side member and a second separate side member, the front and rear members extending in the longitudinal direction, the first and the second side members extending in the orthogonal direction, the upper and lower portion extending in the third direction, the front member having: a first seat extending from the bottom of the upper portion, and a first tab extending above the seat in the third direction; a first seat extending from the bottom of the upper portion, and a first tab extending above the seat in the third direction; the rear member having: a second seat extending from the bottom of the upper portion, and a second tab extending above the seat in the third direction; a second seat extending from the bottom of the upper portion, and a second tab extending above the seat in the third direction; the first side member having a front edge and a rear edge, the first side member extending between a first end of a lower portion of the front member and a first end of a lower portion of the rear member, the first side member having: a first guide portion protruding outward from the front edge of the first side member, and a second guide portion protruding outward from the rear edge of the first side member; and a first guide portion protruding outward from the front edge of the first side member, and a second guide portion protruding outward from the rear edge of the first side member; and the second side member having a front edge and a rear edge, the second side member extending between a second end of the lower portion of the front member and a second end of the lower portion of the rear member, the second side member having: a third guide portion protruding outward from the front edge of the second side member, and a fourth guide portion protruding outward from the rear edge of the second side member, a third guide portion protruding outward from the front edge of the second side member, and a fourth guide portion protruding outward from the rear edge of the second side member, wherein the first and second seats are configured to receive a lower surface of the switching element and the first and second tabs are holding the switching element, wherein the first side member and the second side member define an opening in between, the opening being configured to enable a spring received between the first and second side members to engage the switching element, the lower portion of the front member, and the lower portion of the rear member, and wherein the first, second, third and fourth guide portions of the guide are configured to slidably engage respective channels of a housing of the switching device external to the guide.