Patent ID: 8179004

Claim:
A motor assembly that has: a motor: a terminal that has winding board leads that lead to the motor; a rigid switch module that has a terminal end that connects to the terminal; module leads that are on the terminal end of the switch module and fasten to the winding board leads when the switch module is connected to the terminal; a power frame that is on the switch module; a set of electrical power leads that are mounted in the power frame and are adapted to receive a connector on an electrical cord; a switch housing that is on the switch module and is integrally formed with a wall on the power frame; a switch on the switch module that is electrically connected to both the module leads and to the power leads; a panel on the switch module that is parallel to and spaced from a wall on the power frame, and forms one side of an open slot that has two open ends and an open side; and electrical wires that extend through the open slot from the switch to the power leads and to the module leads.