Patent ID: 8188395

Claim:
An electrical switch for an electrical appliance, the electrical switch comprising: a housing; a contact system located in the housing and having at least one electrical connection electrically connecting the contact system to an electrical supply line; and an operating member for switching action on the contact system, wherein the at least one electrical connection has a seal surrounding and encapsulating the electrical supply line at the at least one electrical connection, wherein the seal rests on the electrical supply line connected to the at least one electrical connection and seals the electrical supply line in the at least one electrical connection, wherein the at least one electrical connection is located at least at one of an exterior surface of the housing and leads into the housing and in the housing, wherein the seal is in the form of a sleeve with an essentially round cross section and is composed of a flexible elastic material selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic elastomer and a foam, wherein the seal is separate from the electrical supply line, and wherein the at least one electrical connection is a push-in connection for insertion of the electrical supply line, and the at least one electrical connection further comprises at least one of a stationary contact spring and a stationary contact web as well as an elastic moving contact spring, such that the electrical supply line is plugged in and held by means of contact pressure between at least one of the stationary contact spring and the moving contact spring and the stationary contact web and the moving contact spring.