Patent ID: 6864441

Claim:
A rotating electric switch, comprising: a shaft formed of an insulating material having a sidewall and a bottom, the shaft having a side hole defined in the sidewall and a bottom hole defined in the bottom, wherein the side hole and the bottom hole are interlinked in the shaft; a biasing member configured for insertion into the side hole of the shaft; a bullet formed of an electrically-conductive material and having a base and a head, the base of the bullet being configured for insertion into the side hole of the shaft to bear against the biasing member, wherein the biasing member biases the bullet outward so that the head of the bullet is exposed outside of the shaft; a shaft conductor formed of an electrically-conductive material and configured for insertion into the bottom hole of the shaft, wherein when inserted the shaft conductor is in electrical communication with the bullet; a liner insulation cap formed of an insulating material and configured for placement over the shaft and the bullet such that the shaft can rotate within the liner insulation cap, the liner insulation cap having a sidewall with a hole extending through the sidewall; and an electrically conductive sleeve configured for placement over the hole in the liner insulation cap sidewall; wherein the rotating electric switch is placed in a non-conducting state by rotating the shaft until the head of the bullet is retracted within the sidewall of the liner insulation cap; and wherein the rotating electric switch is placed in a conducting state by rotating the shaft until the bullet is positioned over the hole in the liner insulation cap sidewall, thereby permitting the head of the bullet to extend through the hole and electrically contact the conductive sleeve.