Patent ID: 7173206

Claim:
A switch assembly, comprising: a holder defining at least a pair of eyelets extending completely therethrough; an electrically conductive lead-frame supported on the holder, the lead-frame defining at least a pair of openings therein, each opening being aligned with a respective eyelet formed in the holder; at least a pair of electrically conductive rivets each configured and adapted for at least partial positioning in a respective eyelet, each rivet including a stem portion and a head portion; wherein a first opening of at least the pair of openings of the lead-frame is larger than the head portion of a first rivet such that the head portion of the first rivet does not contact the lead-frame, and a second opening of at least the pair of openings of the lead-frame is smaller than the head portion of another rivet such that the head portion of the other rivet contacts the lead-frame; and at least one electrically conductive snap dome in electrical contact with the lead-frame and overlying the first rivet; wherein depressing the snap dome completes an electrical circuit between the first rivet and the second rivet through the lead-frame, and releasing the snap dome disconnects the electrical circuit.