Patent ID: 7196278

Claim:
A key operated switch comprising: a key cylinder rotatable between at least a first position and a second position when a key is inserted into the cylinder; an actuator coupled to the key cylinder; a toggle coupled to the actuator wherein the toggle has at least one actuating lobe; and a switch for establishing a first conductive path between a power source and a first load when the switch is placed in a first conductive position and establishing a second conductive path between the power source and a second load when the switch is placed in a second conductive position, and wherein placing the switch in said second conductive position causes the switch to simultaneously break said first conductive path to said first load, and wherein the switch is operatively coupled to the toggle wherein rotation of the cylinder by the key from the first position to the second position causes the actuator to urge the at least one actuating lobe to place the switch in the second conductive position and wherein rotation of the cylinder from the second position to the first position causes the actuator to urge the at least one actuating lobe to place the switch in the first conductive position.