Patent ID: 7259343

Claim:
A safety switch comprising: a casing having a top; a bottom; and a cavity being defined in the casing; a first circuit prong being mounted in the cavity and extending through the bottom of the casing; a second circuit prong mounted in the cavity and extending through the bottom of the casing parallel to the first circuit prong; a switch contact bending upward as temperature of the switch contact increases, being attached to the first circuit prong and having a proximal end being attached securely on the first circuit prong; and a distal end selectively contacting or separating from the second circuit prong; a rocker being mounted pivotally on the top of the casing and having a deactivating end; an activating end; and an arm being formed on and protruding down from the activating end, extending through the top of the casing into the cavity and having a distal end connecting to the distal end of the switch contact, said arm having a receiving depression formed thereon; and a latch being flexible, mounted securely in the cavity and selectively locking the arm and preventing the distal end of the switch contact from contacting the second circuit prong, said latch having a planar leaf portion terminating in a free distal end, said planar leaf portion selectively engaging said receiving depression of said arm.