Depressible trigger switch with manual adjustable contact means

Claim 1

AN ELECTRIC SWITCH COMPRISING: AN INSULATING BASE HAVING A CAVITY THEREIN; A PLURALITY OF STATIONARY CONTACTS SUPPORTED BY SAID BASE WITHIN SAID CAVITY; A MOVABLE CONTACT CARRIER CONFINED WITHIN SAID CAVITY AND HAVING AT LEAST ONE CONTACT MOUNTED THEREON; A TRIGGER MEMBER EXTERNALLY OF SAID BASE; A CONTACT SELECTOR MEMBER HAVING A PORTION EXTENDING INTO SAID CAVITY TO WHICH SAID CONTACT CARRIER IS COUPLED AND HAVING AN EXTERNAL PORTION; MEANS COUPLING THE EXTERNAL PORTION OF SAID SELECTOR MEMBERS TO SAID TRIGGER MEMBER INCLUDING A PORTION OF SAID SELECTOR MEMBER EXTERNALLY OF SAID TRIGGER MEMBER TO AFFORD MOVEMENT OF SAID CONTACT CARRIER BY SAID SELECTOR MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID TRIGGER MEMBER AND SAID BASE THEREBY TO PRESELECT ONE OR ANOTHER OF SAID STATIONARY CONTACTS FOR ENGAGEMENT BY SAID MOVABLE CONTACT; SPRING MEANS BETWEEN SAID TRIGGER MEMBER AND SAID BASE BIASING SAID TRIGGER MEMBER A LIMITED EXTENT IN A DIRECTION AWAY FROM SAID BASE TO MAINTAIN SAID MOVABLE CONTACT SEPARATED FROM THE SELECTED STATIONARY CONTACT; AND SAID TRIGGER MEMBER BEING MOVABLE AGAINST THE FORCE OF SAID SPRING MEANS TO AFFORD MOVEMENT OF SAID SELECTOR MEMBER AND SAID CONTACT CARRIER THEREWITH TO CLOSE THE SELECTED CONTACTS.