Patent ID: 7488191

Claim:
A slide switch comprising: a housing comprising a bottom surface and a plurality of side surfaces therearound, said bottom surface and side surfaces cooperatively defining a cavity; a plurality of stationary contacts embedded in the bottom surface of to housing; a slide member comprising a containing portion and an operating portion, the containing portion moveably mounted in the cavity, the containing portion comprising a first recess in a lower surface thereof along a longitudinal direction, a coil spring accommodated in the first recess with one end of the spring abutting against a block defined in the first recess and another end of the spring extending beyond a first end of the containing portion for abutting against a corresponding side surface of the housing, a moveable contact being retained in the low surface of the containing portion parallel to the first recess; a cover attached to the housing and the slide member; wherein the containing portion comprises a rib extending from a second end opposite to said first end of the containing portion thereof for abutting against a corresponding side surface of the housing.