Tail gate switch

Claim 1

THE COMBINATION OF AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH AND A LOCK CYLINDER HAVING A SHAFT EXTENDING THEREFROM ARRANGED TO TURN IN RESPONSE TO KEY ROTATION, SAID LOCK CYLINDER BEING ROTATABLY MOUNTED WITHIN A SLEEVE MEMBER FIXED TO A SUPPORT MEMBER, A FIRST BIASING MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SLEEVE MEMBER AND A MEMBER ROTATABLY WITH SAID DRIVER LUG TO URGE SAID LOCK CYLINDER TOWARD A PREDETERMINED NEUTRAL POSITION AND A DRIVER LUG CARRIED BY SAID SHAFT, SAID ELECTRICAL SWITCH COMPRISING A ROTATABLE CONTROL PLATE IN FACE OPPOSING BIASED ENGAGEMENT WITH A SWITCH BASE, SAID ROTATABLE CONTROL PLATE HAVING A CONDUCTIVE PORTION DISPOSED IN OPPOSITION TO CONTACTS CARRIED ON THE SWITCH BASE, SAID ROTATABLE CONTROL PLATE INCLUDING A SERIES OF CAM LOBES CARRIED ON ONE SURFACE DISPOSED IN OPPOSED RELATIONSHIP TO A SERIES OF CAM GROOVES CARRIED ON SAID SWITCH BASE, AND SECOND BIASING MEANS FOR URGING SAID CONDUCTIVE PORTION TOWARD SAID CONTACTS AND PROVIDING A TORSIONAL CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID LUG AND SAID CONTROL PLATE, SAID CONTROL PLATE HAVING A PORTION IN THE CENTER THEREOF WHICH PROVIDES AN OVERSIZED OPENING TO RESTRICT THE ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT OF SAID DRIVE LUG, SAID DRIVE LEUG BEING IN TORSIONAL CONNECTION WITH SAID CONTROL PLATE THROUGH SAID SECOND BIASING MEANS THEREBY EFFECTING A DELAYED BUT SUDDEN SEPARATION OF SAID OPPOSED CONDUCTIVE AREA AND CONTACTS AS THE KEY IS ROTATED IN SAID LOCK CYLINDER.