Patent ID: 6998555

Claim:
An electrical miniswitch having a break position and a make position, comprising: a case comprising a cover and a base, a plurality of electrical terminals extending from the base, a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact both located within the case; a high-speed breaking mechanism located within the case and comprising a flexible conducting blade comprising a tongue, a push-button comprising a stop mechanism, and a compression spring, wherein the flexible conducting blade is pre-stressed biasing it towards the first electrical contact, and the push-button is mounted to slide through the cover to actuate the high-speed breaking mechanism, the compression spring opposing sliding of the push-button, such that when the miniswitch is in the break position, the push-button stop mechanism exerts a transverse force on the flexible conducting blade permitting the pre-stressed flexible conducting blade to contact the first electrical contact, and when the push-button is in the make position, the stop does not exert force on the flexible conducting blade, permitting the biased flexible conducting blade to contact the second electrical contact.