Independently operable switches with second touch release

Claim 1

A MULTIPLE SWITCH COMPRISING, A FRAME, A PLURALITY OF ACTUATORS, MEANS MOUNTING EACH OF SAID ACTUATORS ON SAID FRAME FOR SELECTIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION, A SECOND POSITION AND AN OVERRIDE POSITION, BIASING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AND BIASING SAID ACTUATORS TO SAID FIRST POSITION, HOLDING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, SAID HOLDING MEANS BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A HOLD POSITION FOR RELEASABLY MAINTAINING SAID ACTUATORS IN A SELECTED ONE OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS AND A RELEASE POSITION TO ENABLE SAID BIASING MEANS TO MOVE SAID ACTUATORS TO SAID FIRST POSITION, RELEASE MEANS MOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME AND NORMALLY IN A POSITION TO BE CONTACTED BY ANY ONE OF SAID ACTUATORS WHEN ANY ONE OF SAID ACTUATORS IS IN SAID SECOND POSITION, SAID RELEASE MEANS MOVABLE WITH ANY ONE OF SAID ACTUATORS UPON MOVEMENT OF ANY ONE OF SAID ACTUATORS INTO SAID OVERRIDE POSITION, AND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID RELEASE MEANS TO CONTACT SAID HOLDING MEANS AND MOVE SAID HOLDING MEANS INTO SAID RELEASE POSITION UPON MOVEMENT OF ANY ONE OF SAID ACTUATORS INTO SAID OVERRIDE POSITION, WHEREBY MOVEMENT OF ANY ONE ACTUATOR INTO ITS OVERRIDE POSITION ENABLES SAID BIASING MEANS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE TO MOVE ALL OTHER ACTUATORS TO SAID FIRST POSITION.