Patent ID: 7582838

Claim:
An electrical switch arrangement comprising: an appliance housing including an electrical operating device, said appliance housing having a cavity for receiving a battery and having an opening in a wall thereof for receiving an electrical switch; and an electrical switch for selectively operating said electrical operating device comprising: a switch housing including a bezel wherein at least the bezel is translucent or transparent or is translucent and transparent, the bezel having first and second cavities spaced apart in a front-facing side thereof and having a third cavity in a rear-facing side thereof between the first and second cavities; first and second actuators each having a respective actuator member for actuating at least one set of electrical contacts for selectively making and breaking an electrical connection between the electrical contacts thereof for selectively operating said electrical operating device, said first actuator being disposed in the first cavity of the bezel of said switch housing with its actuator member towards the front-facing side thereof and said second actuator being disposed in the second cavity of the bezel of said switch housing with its actuator member towards the front-facing side thereof; and an indicator light source for selectively producing light to indicate an operating condition, wherein said indicator light source is disposed in the third cavity of the bezel of said switch housing between the first and second actuators, wherein the light produced by said indicator light source is visible through the bezel of said switch housing, wherein the bezel of said electrical switch is disposed in the opening in said appliance housing with said first and second actuators exposed exterior to said appliance housing, and wherein said indicator light source is selectively connected in circuit with said battery, whereby light produced by the indicator light source to indicate an operating condition is visible through the translucent and/or transparent bezel of the switch housing and the indicator light source is not visible through the switch housing unless said indicator light source is producing light.