Patent ID: 7615716

Claim:
A position responsive switch, comprising: a) a two chamber housing having a first chamber and a second chamber; b) an aperture disposed between the first chamber and the second chamber; c) a first lead wire extending through the second chamber; d) a second lead wire extending through the second chamber, wherein the first lead wire is not in electrical communication with the second lead wire; e) a first set of contact members coupled to the first lead wire, and in electrical communication therewith; f) a second set of contact members coupled to the second lead wire, and in electrical communication therewith; wherein the first set of contact members and the second set of contact members is splayed upon an interior surface of the second chamber, wherein the contact members alternate in configuration around the interior surface of the second chamber; g) a conductive object disposed within the two chamber housing, wherein the conductive object is substantially smaller than the first or second chamber; and h) the conductive object is disposed in the second chamber to couple at least one contact member from the first set and at least one contact member from the second set together, to enable an electrical communication there between.