Cycle control holder and switch for household appliances

Claim 1

A SWITCH FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATING CYCLES OF AN APPLIANCE HAVING A TIMER AND A PLURALITY OF OPERATING CYCLES SUCH AS A WASHING MACHINE; SAID SWITCH COMPRISING A BASE PLATE, A PLURALITY OF NORMALLY OPEN CONTACT MEANS MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID BASE PLATE, EACH SAID CONTACT MOUNTED HAVING AN ASSOCIATED PUSH BUTTON MEANS, SAID PUSH BUTTON MEANS INCLUDING A PIN MEMBER SLIDEABLY MOUNTED IN SAID BASE PLATE NORMALLY PROJECTING BEYOND THE OPPOSITE SURFACE OF SAID BASE PLATE, A REMOVABLE CONTROL MEMBER, MEANS FOR ORTHOGONALLY GUIDING SAID CONTROL MEMBER INTO OPERTIVE POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID BASE PLATE UPON APPLICATION OF SAID CONTROL MEMBER, SAID CONTROL MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF OPENINGS THEREIN FOR SELECTIVELY RECEIVING SAID PINS WHEREBY SAID SELECTED PINS AND ASSOCIATED CONTACT MEANS REMAIN IN THEIR NORMAL POSITION, INDICATION MEANS ON SAID CONTROL MEMBER FOR IDENTIFYING THE OPERATION TO BE PERFORMED BY THE APPLIANCE, AND MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID CONTROL MEMBER IN OPERATIVE POSITION WITH SAID BASE PLATE, SAID LAST-NAMED MEANS COMPRISING A PERMANENT MAGNET CONNECTED WITH SAID BASE PLATE, AND SAID CONTROL MEMBER BEING AT LEAST PARTLY CONSTITUTED OF FERROMAGNETIC MATERIAL.