Patent ID: 8466381

Claim:
A push button switch for regulating the application of current from a power source to a load, the push button switch comprising: (a) a hollowed housing, (b) an electric switching circuit coupled to the hollowed housing, the electric switching circuit comprising a movable contact for regulating the application of current from the power source to the load, and (c) first and second sliders, each of the first and second sliders including a front surface and a rear surface, the first and second sliders being arranged in a front-to-back stacked relationship and disposed within the housing, at least one of the first and second sliders being adapted for longitudinal displacement within the housing and into selective engagement with the movable contact, (d) wherein at least one of the first and second sliders includes one or more projections formed on at least one of its front and rear surfaces, the entire surface contact established between the first and second sliders being achieved through the one or more projections.