Patent ID: 6841749

Claim:
A slide switch for a circuit on a circuit board, comprising: a housing connected to said circuit board; a glider slidably fitting inside said housing with a portion of said glider extending outside said housing; at least one contact spring connected to said glider; said at least one contact spring oriented in a direction substantially parallel to a direction of travel of said glider in said housing; said at least one contact spring having a projection extending away from said glider; said circuit board including a plurality of contacts on one side thereof, said plurality of contacts being arranged in at least one row extending substantially in said orientation direction of said at least one contact spring; and said plurality of contacts being spaced apart such that said projection of said at least one contact spring forms a detent fit in a space between each pair of adjacent contacts in said at least one row, and a portion of each said at least one contact spring makes electrical contact with said pair of adjacent contacts when said projection forms said detent fit, thereby forming an electrical connection between said pair of adjacent contacts in said at least one row.