Patent ID: 7843289

Claim:
A switch comprising: a base having an upper face and a lower face; said upper face having at least one slot longitudinally disposed therein; said base having a first terminal hole and a second terminal hole therethrough between said upper face and said lower face and intersecting said slot; a case covering said upper face; a midplate with one or more clearance holes therethrough and through holes arranged around said clearance holes disposed between said upper face and said case; a first terminal at least partially mounted within said first terminal hole and having a first probe extending into said slot; said first probe terminating in a first probe tip; a second terminal at least partially mounted within said second terminal hole and having a second probe extending into said slot; said second probe terminating in a second probe tip; said first and second probe tips being formed with a series of peaks and valleys; a plurality of guide members affixed within said through holes in said middle plate aligned parallel to the axes of said terminal holes and extending into said slot; an electrically conductive reed mounted between said guide members and extending along said slot and substantially parallel with said upper face, said reed movable between a first position wherein said first and second terminals are electrically connected and a second position wherein said first and second terminals are electrically disconnected; a reed holder affixed to said reed and reciprocally movable in said case, said reed holder having a first end and a second end, said first end extending through one of said clearance holes of said midplate and mounted to said reed; and, an actuator mounted in said case and magnetically coupled to said second end of said reed holder, said actuator operable to move said reed between said first and second reed positions.