Multiple switch with ganged switch construction and improved actuator cam structure

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICAL PROGRAMABLE MULTISWITCH FOR SIMULTANEOUS OPERATION OF A PLURALITY OF CIRCUITS COMPRISING AN OUTSIDE TUBULAR HOUSING HAVING A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF CIRCUIT POSTS THEREON; AN INNER TUBULAR ELEMENT SLIDABLY DISPOSED IN SAID OUTSIDE HOUSING AND HAVING A CYLINDRICAL TUBE THERETHROUGH, SAID INNER ELEMENT HAVING A PLURALITY OF CHANNELS IN THE EXTERIOR SURFACES EACH WITH A APERTURE COMMUNICATING WITH CYLINDRICAL TUBE THEREIN; A CYLINDRICAL ROTATABLE ELEMENT ADAPTED FOR SLIDABLE INSERTION IN SAID CYLINDRICAL TUBE FOR SAID INNER ELEMENT AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF CIRCULAR CHANNELS THERIN, EACH COMMUNICATING WITH A REPRESENTIVE APERTURE OF A CHANNEL OF SAID INNER TUBULAR ELEMENT; ELECTRICAL CONTACT MEANS SECURED WITHIN EACH OF SAID CHANNELS OF SAID INNER TUBULAR MEMBER AND ENGAGING A RESPECTIVE PAIR OF CIRCUIT POSTS, EACH CONTACT MEANS HAVING A NON-CONDUCTING NIB DISPOSED IN THE APERTURE OF SAID CHANNEL AND ADAPTED TO EFFECTUATE MAKE-ANDBREAK CONTACT; AND SELECTIVELY REMOVEABLE INSERT MEANS IN SAID CHANNELS OF SAID ROTATABLE ELEMENT AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID NIB TO THEREBY EFFECTUATE A MAKE OR BREAK ELECTRICAL CONTACT.