Snap action switch mechanism

Claim 1

A SNAP ACTION SWITCH UNIT COMPRISING BASE MEANS, A PLURALITY OF PUSH BUTTON TYPE SWITCHES MOUNTED ON SAID BASE MEANS IN SIDE BY SIDE LINEAR ARRAY, A SHAFT, MEANS ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID SHAFT FROM SAID BASE MEANS EXTENDING PAST ALL OF SAID SWITCHES, A PLURALITY OF LEVERS PIVOTALLY CARRIED BY SAID BASE MEANS AND EACH HAVING A PORTION ENGAGING A PUSH BUTTON OF A RESPECTIVE SWITCH AND HAVING ANOTHER PART ADJACENT SAID SHAFT, A PLURALITY OF CAM MEANS AXIALLY SPACED ON SAID SHAFT AND EACH ENGAGING ONE OF SAID LEVERS, SAID CAM MEANS ACTING THROUGH SAID LEVERS TO DETERMINE THE RESPECTIVE OPEN AND CLOSED POSITION OF SAID SWITCHES, A ROTARY MEMBER ROTATABLY CARRIED FROM SAID BASE MEANS AND ROTATABLY WITH SAID SHAFT, SAID ROTARY MEMBER HAVING A PLURALITY OF FACE-TYPE TEETH OF UNIFORM HEIGHT THEREON, AND A DETENT MEMBER SPRING PRESSED AGAINST SAID TEETH AXIALLY OF SAID ROTARY MEMBER AND CAMMED AXIALLY AWAY FROM SAID ROATRY MEMBER BY SAID TEETH IN SUCCESSION, SAID DETENT MEMBER RESISTING ROTATION OF SAID ROTARY MEMBER, AND IMPARTING A SNAP ACTION THERETO UPON PASSING OF A TOOTH CREST.