Patent ID: 6837727

Claim:
A power supply switch used in a motor vehicle, the switch comprising a base body side connector and a movable body side connector for connecting electrical circuits provided in a base body side and a movable body side of the vehicle, wherein one of the base body side connector and the movable body side connector has a plurality of receptacle terminals while the other has a plurality of pin tab terminals, the other connector having a terminal cover piece for receiving an electrical contact portion provided in a free end side of each of the pin tab terminals, the terminal cover piece being slidable in engagement and disengage directions of the terminals, the terminal cover piece urged by a resilient member parallel to an extended direction of the pin tab terminal, wherein the terminal cover piece is formed with a plurality of guide holes each slidably receiving each of the pin tab terminals, and the terminal cover piece is formed with a recess between the guide holes for reducing weight of the terminal cover piece, wherein a forward end of each of the pin tab terminals is located rearward from the front surface of the terminal cover piece during a disengaged state of the base body side connector and the movable body side connector.