Patent ID: 8884175

Claim:
A self-locking switch comprising: a button sub-assembly comprising at least one button having an upper surface, a tab extending from a lower surface of the button at a first end thereof, and at least one shaft engagement point on the lower surface of the button at a second end thereof that is opposite to the first end, and a bracket comprising a first end and a second end with a rotation shaft at the second end thereof, the rotation shaft extending substantially perpendicular to the bracket, wherein the bracket is rotatably connected to the button by engaging the rotation shaft of the bracket in the at least one shaft engagement point of the button to form the button sub-assembly; and a housing sub-assembly comprising a switch housing having engagement points, and a switching mechanism in the switch housing, wherein the button sub-assembly and the housing sub-assembly are joined together by engaging the tab of the button and the first and second ends of the bracket to corresponding engagement points on the switch housing, such that the engagement points are not accessible from outside the self-locking switch after the button sub-assembly and the housing sub-assembly are assembled together.