Patent ID: 7525059

Claim:
A push switch arranged to be mounted on a surface of a board, said push switch comprising: a case having a bottom surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface opposite to the first side surface, the bottom surface of the case being arranged to face the surface of the board while said push switch is mounted on the board; a plurality of contacts provided in the case; an operation body for activating the plurality of contacts upon being pushed in an operation direction parallel to the surface of the board; a first terminal protruding from the first side surface of the case and being arranged to extend in parallel to the surface of the board, the first terminal being connected with one of the plurality of contacts; and a second terminal protruding from the second side surface of the case and being arranged to extend in parallel to the surface of the board, the second terminal being connected with one of the plurality of contacts, wherein the first terminal includes a first base portion protruding from the first side surface of the case, the first base portion having a bottom surface being arranged to be placed on the surface of the board, and a first end portion extending from the first base portion in a direction non-parallel to perpendicular to the operation direction, the first end portion having a bottom surface being arranged to be placed on the surface of the board, and the second terminal includes a second base portion protruding from the second side surface of the case, the second base portion having a bottom surface being arranged to be placed on the surface of the board, and a second end portion extending from the second base portion in a direction non-parallel to perpendicular to the operation direction, the second end portion having a bottom surface being arranged to be placed on the surface of the board.