Illuminated push button switch

Claim 1

A PUSH BUTTON SWITCHING DEVICE COMPRISING: AN ESCUTCHEON PLATE HAVING ROWS OF SPACED AND ALIGNED OPENINGS; A PAIR OF MOUNTING STUDS SECURED TO SAID ESCUTCHEON PLATE BETWEEN EACH ROW OF OPENINGS; A PUSH BUTTON SWITCH ALIGNED WITH EACH ROW OF OPENINGS AND FIXED TO SAID ESCUTCHEON PLATE, EACH OF SAID SWITCHES HAVING A PLURALITY OF SWITCH OPERATORS; A BUTTON CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID OPERATORS, SAID BUTTONS EACH HAVING A TRANSLUCENT OUTER END EXTENDING OUTWARDLY OF AN ESCUTCHEON PLATE OPENING, AND A LIGHT SHIELD SPACED INWARDLY OF THE OUTER END; A REFLECTIVE MEMBER RELEASABLY SECURED TO EACH PAIR OF STUDS; AT LEAST ONE LIGHT SOURCE CARRIED BY EACH REFLECTIVE MEMBER, EACH LIGHT SOURCE BEING ADAPTED TO ILLUMINATE A PLURALITY OF TRANSLUCENT BUTTON ENDS ON ADJACENT PUSH BUTTON SWITCHES; AND MEANS MOUNTING SAID OPERATORS FOR MOVEMENT BETWEEN AND "OUT" POSITION WHERE SAID SHIELD IS POSITIONED ADJACENT SAID OPENING TO PREVENT SAID BUTTON TRANSLUCENT PORTIONS FROM BEING ILLUMINATED, AND AN "IN" POSITION WHERE SAID PUSH BUTTON TRANSLUCENT PORTIONS ARE EXPOSED TO A LIGHT SOURCE TO ILLUMINATE THE SAME.