Patent ID: 8193461

Claim:
An electrical switch comprising: at least one pair of switching contacts movable with respect to each other between an in-contact position for establishing an electrical path leading via the two switching contacts and an out-of-contact position for breaking said electrical path; at least one spring member for biasing the two switching contacts relative to one another towards one of the in-contact position and out-of-contact position, the at least one spring member including a coiled spring made of an electrically conductive material and disposed in the electrical path in series with the pair of switching contacts; first and second spaced-apart conductor elements made of electrically conductive material, wherein the coiled spring is in constant contact with the first conductor element; and an actuating member for bringing in and out of mutual contact the coiled spring and the second conductor element wherein the first and second conductor elements are arranged above one another in a direction of movement of the actuating member and extend through respective push-through slots into a plug receiving space designed to receive a connector plug and wherein the coiled spring is arranged in, or extends into, a space between the first and second conductor elements.