Patent ID: 8367955

Claim:
An electrical switch comprising: a housing having an interior surface and an exterior surface; at least two terminals accessible along the exterior of the housing; a pivoting switch actuator pivotably supported within the housing, the pivoting switch actuator being pivotable between at least a first position and a second position, wherein the pivoting switch actuator effects an electrical connection between the two terminals in the first position, further wherein the pivoting switch actuator effects the disconnect of an electrical connection between the two terminals in the second position; a light source mounted in or on the housing in a fixed position, the light source having an off state and an on state; and a length of optically conductive material extending from within the pivoting switch actuator to a location within close proximity to the light source, such that, when the light source is in the on state, light is visible through the pivoting switch actuator via the optically conductive material, wherein the optically conductive material is optical fiber.