Patent ID: 6954125

Claim:
A switching mechanism for making and breaking one or more electrical connections, the switching mechanism comprising: two pairs of fixed contact holders, each member of each pair having at least one fixed contact at one end; a pair of movable contact holders, each having an end having two or more movable contacts, each movable contact being arranged for contacting a respective one of the fixed contacts; and a movable assembly that moves between a first position in which each fixed contact makes contact with the respective movable contact and a second position in which the fixed contacts are separated from the movable contacts, the movable assembly causing movement of the pair of movable contact holders when it moves between the first and second positions, wherein each one of the pair of movable contact holders comprises: a first contact holder component; and a second contact holder component; each of the first and second contact holder components having one or more of the movable contacts at a first end, and both of the first and second contact holder components being electrically coupled to a conductor at a second end.