Patent ID: 7714243

Claim:
A push button switch assembly for a doorbell comprising: a push button switch having a first end and a second end, said first end having a push button pad surrounded by a flange, wherein said push button pad is not round in shape, said second end having a pair of electrical contacts, and said second end of said push button switch having an exterior surface; a decorative plate having an exterior surface and an interior surface, an aperture therein from said exterior surface to said interior surface, said aperture being dimensioned to receive said second end of said push button switch therethrough, wherein said flange of said first end of said push button switch is adjacent to said exterior surface of said plate with the push button switch installed in the decorative plate; and wherein said exterior surface of said second end of said push button switch has at least one mechanism to minimize rotational motion of the switch pad with respect to the decorative plate.