Manually operated electrical selective switching devices

Claim 1

A MANUALLY OPERATED ELECTRICAL SELECTIVE SWITCHING DEVICE COMPRISING A PLATE HAVING A FRONT FACE AND A REAR FACE, BEARING BRACKETS ATTACHED TO THE REAR FACE OF SAID PLATE, A SHAFT SUPPORTED IN SAID BEARING BRACKETS, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS IN THE FORM OF RODS ARRANGED PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT, SAID RODS BEING ELECTRICALLY INSULATED FROM ONE ANOTHER AND EQUALLY SPACED FROM THE AXIS OF SAID SHAFT SO AS TO FORM AN ARCUATE ARRAY OF CONDUCTORS REAWARDLY OF SAID PLATE, A PLURALITY OF SELECTING MEMBERS AXIALLY MOUNTED IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS ALONG SAID SHAFT FOR INDEPENDENT ROTATION THEREON, EACH SELECTING MEMBER PROJECTING THROUGH THE SAID PLATE, A RECESS IN ONE END WALL OF EACH SELECTING MEMBER, A WIPER SPRING INDIVIDUAL TO EACH SELECTING MEMBER AND HOUSED IN THE RECESS THEREIN, A WIPER BLADE FORMED INTEGRAL WITH EACH WIPER SPRING AND EXTENDING RADIALLY FROM THE SELECTING MEMBER TO CONTACT ANY ONE OF SAID PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, A CONTACT SURFACE ON EACH WIPER SPRING, A STATIONARY CONTACT RING INDIVIUAL TO EACH SELECTING MEMBER ADAPTED TO ENGAGE THE CONTACT SURFACE OF THE WIPER SPRING ASSOCIATED WITH THE SELECTING MEMBER, INSULATING WAFERS FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT FOR SUPPORTING SID ELECTRICAL CONDUCTGORS AND FRO SEPARATING EACH SELECTING MEMBER AND ITS ASSOCIATED PARTS FROM ADJACENT SELECTING MEMBERS ND THEIR ASSOCIATED PARTS.