Molded plastic switch with inwardly projecting contacts and rotor positioning structure

Claim 1

AN ELECTRIC SWITCH COMPRISING: A GENERALLY PLANAR STATOR INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND STATOR SECTIONS; EACH OF SAID STATOR SECTIONS INCLUDING AN ANNULAR OUTER RING, AN ANNULAR INNER RING CONCENTRIC WITH SAID OUTER RING AND HAVING A RECESS IN ONE OF SIDE THEREOF; AND A PLURALITY OF GENERALLY RADIAL SPOKES CONNECTING SAID RINGS SO AS TO DEFINE OPENINGS BETWEEN ADJACENT SPOKES; A STATOR CONTACT MEMBER EMBEDDED IN EACH OF SAID STATOR SECTIONS, EACH OF SAID STATOR CONTACT MEMBERS HAVING A PLURALITY OF FIRST CONTACT PORTIONS EXTENDING GENERALLY RADIALLY OUTWARDLY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OUTER RINGS, AND A PLURALITY OF RESILIENT SECOND CONTACT PORTIONS RADIALLY ALIGNED WITH SAID FIRST CONTACT PORTIONS AND EXTENDING GENERALLY RADIALLY INWARDLY OF SAID OUTER RINGS AND BEING INCLINED WITH RESPECT TO THE PLANE OF SAID STATOR SECTION, SAID SECOND CONTACT PORTIONS EACH BEING POSITIONED IN ALIGNMENT WITH ONE OF SAID OPENINGS, COOPERATING MEANS ON SAID STATOR SECTIONS FOR POSITIONING THE SECTIONS IN OPPOSITION TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO LOCATE THEIR RESPECTIVE INNER RINGS, OUTER RINGS, AND SPOKES IN ALINGMENT WITH ONE ANOTHER WHEREBY SAID INNER RING RECESSES ARE SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER AND OPPOSED STATOR CONTACT SECOND PORTIONS ARE INCLINED TOWARD ONE ANOTHER; AND A ROTOR ROTATABLY MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID INNER RING RECESSES AND HAVING A ROTOR CONTACT MEMBER EMBEDDED THEREIN SAID ROTOR CONTACT MEMBER HAVING AT LEAST ONE PORTION EXTENDING GENERALLY RADIALLY OUTWARDLY THEREFROM AND ADAPTED TO MOVE AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH THE OPPOSED SECOND STATOR CONTACT PORTIONS UPON ROTATION OF SAID ROTOR RELATIVE TO SAID STATOR.