Patent ID: 7425686

Claim:
A four-way rocker switch, comprising: a support base; a carrier bridge is assembled to the support base, the carrier bridge being connected to the support base by a first single axis pivot connector to be pivoted about a first pivot axis, the carrier bridge having first and second carrier bridge switch pads that are oriented to actuate first and second switch contacts, the carrier bridge having a side that defines an alignment slot; a rocker body is assembled to the carrier bridge, the rocker body being connected to the carrier bridge by a second single axis pivot connector to be pivoted about a second pivot axis that is perpendicular to the first pivot axis, the rocker body having first and second rocker switch contact pads that are oriented to actuate third and fourth switch contacts, the rocker body has at least one alignment flange that extends outwardly from a wall of the rocker body that is received in the alignment slot, the rocker body has a button portion that is contacted by an operator's finger to actuate the switch; and wherein the first, second, third, and fourth switch pads are selectively actuated by pressing the button portion in an up, down, right, and left quadrants, respectively.