Toggle operating mechanism as for switches and the like

Claim 1

TOGGLE OPERATING MECHANISM ADAPTED TO OPERATE ELECTRICAL SWITCHES AND THE LIKE, COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A BARRED HAVING A BORE, A TOGGLE LEVER MOUNTED ON SAID BARREL AND HAVING A PIVOTED AXIS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY ACROSS THE AXIS OF THE BORE OF SAID BARREL, SAID LEVER HAVING AN OPERATING ARM EXTENDING INTO SAID BARREL BORE, AN OPERATING ELEMENT ON SAID ARM ADAPTED TO MOVE BACK, AND FORTH PAST THE DEAD CENTER POSITION OF SAID BORE AXIS, A CAM PLATE EXTENDING ACROSS THE BORE IN A POSITION TO BE CROSSED BY MOVEMENT OF SAID ARM OPERATING ELEMENT, RESILIENT MEANS EFFECTIVE ON EACH SIDE OF SAID BORE AND SHAFT AXIS URGING SAID PLATE UPWARD AGAINST SAID OPERATING ELEMENT, THE PLATE BEING TILTED FROM SIDE TO SIDE TO STABLE STOP POSITIONS WHEN THE OPERATING ELEMENT IS MOVED FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHE PAST DEAD CENTER POSITION, STOP MEANS FOR LIMITING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID LEVER STABLE POSITIONS ON EITHER SIDE OF DEAD CENTER POSITION, A PLUNGER OPERATED IN RESPONSE TO THE MOVEMENT OF SAID ARM AND ELEMENT TO MOVE FROM ONE ACTUATING POSITION TO ANOTHER, SAID PLUNGER BEING SLIDABLE ALONG SAID BORE AXIS HAVING A BEVELED UPPER SURFACE ENGAGING THE LOWER SURFACE OF SAID PLATE, AND MEANS URGING SAID PLUNGER AGAINST SAID PLATE.