Patent ID: 7804037

Claim:
A pushbutton assembly comprising a housing with an open end thereto bounded by a flange structure, the housing being insertable through an aperture in a panel with the flange on an outer side thereof, a fixing means for fixing the housing relative to the panel beneath the panel, a push button movably mounted within the open end and flange structure, a lamp mountable relative to the housing for illuminating the button, a switch mountable relative to the housing for operation by movement of the button via an actuating structure disposed between the button and the switch within the housing, characterized in that the lamp and the switch are mounted within the housing so that at least a major part of the lamp and the switch is located within the confines of the housing and wherein the switch is a microswitch comprising a rectangular body with an upwardly projecting actuator and connection terminals and the rectangular body overlies the inner side wall structures within the confines of the housing and the connection terminals project out of said housing.