Patent ID: 8080756

Claim:
A snapping switch comprising: a base; a ring mounted on the base; a knob rotatably engaged with the base and the ring; a first snapping member mounted on one of the ring and the knob; a second snapping member and a third snapping member separately mounted on the other one of the ring and the knob, wherein the first snapping member is positioned between the second and third snapping members along a path of rotation defined by the knob; and a pair of contact pads respectively mounted on the ring and the knob, wherein when the knob is in a first position, the first snapping member and one of the second and third snapping members are magnetically attracted to each other and the pair of the contact pads are separate from each other; and when the knob is in a second position, the first snapping member and the other one of the second and third snapping members are magnetically attracted to each other and the pair of the contact pads contact each other.