Two-way slide switch

Claim 1

A SLIDE SWITCH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A TUBULAR OUTER SHELL HAVING AN INNER WALL FORMING AN APERTURE THERETHROUGH, A SWITCH ACTUATOR HAVING AN INTEGRAL RAMP ELEMENT, A CONTACT ASSEMBLY, AN ELECTRIC SWITCH HAVING SWITCH ACTIVATING MEANS AND A MEANS OF HOLDING SAID CONTACT ASSEMBLY IN ENGAGEMENT WITHIN SAID OUTER SHELL, SAID CONTACT ASSEMBLY HAVING A LEAF SPRING ON A PLANE NORMAL TO THE PLANES OF SAID RAMP ELEMENT, AND OF SAID SWITCH ACTIVATING MEANS, SAID LEAF SPRING HAVING A PORTION IN ABUTTING RELATION WITH SAID RAMP ELEMENT AND SAID SWITCH ACTIVATING MEANS, AND HAVING TERMINAL ENDS, SAID TERMINAL ENDS BEING FIXED IN POSITION, AND SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR HAVING AN ACTUATOR BUTTON EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID INNER WALL AND BEYOND SAID OUTER SHELL AND SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR HAVING A HELICAL SPRING, SAID HELICAL SPRING COMPRESSIBLE ON MOVEMENT OF SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR IN ONE DIRECTION AND SAID RAMPS ENGAGING A PORTION OF SAID LEAF SPRING ON MOVEMENT OF SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR WHEREBY A PORTION OF SAID LEAF SPRING AND SAID SWITCH BUTTONS ARE MOVED TOWARD SAID SWITCH A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE.