Pushbutton adapter for electrical switch assembly having multiple pushbutton operators

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A UNITARY COMPACT PUSHBUTTON ADAPTER OF THE ONEHOLE MOUNTING VARIETY FOR OPERATING A PLURALITY OF RECIPROCALLY ACTUABLE ELECTRICAL SWITCHING MEANS ATTACHED THERETO COMPRISING: A RETAINER MEMBER HAVING A FRONT SIDE AND A REAR SIDE AND ADAPTED TO BE MOUNTED IN A HOLE IN A MOUNTING PANEL WITH FIRST AND SECOND RECIPROCALLY ACTUABLE ELECTRICAL SWITCHING MEANS ATTACHED TO THE REAR SIDE THEREOF; FIRST PUSHBUTTON MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH AND RECIPROCALLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID RETAINER AND HAVING A RELEASED POSITION AND A DEPRESSED POSITION, SAID FIRST PUSHBUTTON MEANS BEING MANUALLY OPERABLE FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF SAID RETAINER, FOR ENGAGING AND ACTUATING SAID FIRST SWITCHING MEANS WHEN DEPRESSED; MEANS BIASING SAID FIRST PUSHBUTTON MEANS TO ITS RELEASED POSITION; SECOND PUSHBUTTON MEANS EXTENDING THROUGH AND RECIPROCALLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID RETAINER AND HAVING A RELEASED POSITION AND A DEPRESSED POSITION, SAID SECOND PUSHBUTTON MEANS BEING MANUALLY OPERABLE FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF SAID RETAINER, FOR ENGAGING AND ACTUATING SAID SECOND SWITCHING MEANS WHEN DEPRESSED; MEANS BIASING SAID SECOND PUSHBUTTON MEANS TO ITS RELEASED POSITION; FIRST LATCHING MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID RETAINER FOR LATCHING SAID FIRST PUSHBUTTON MEANS IN ITS DEPRESSED POSITION; SECOND LATCHING MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID RETAINER FOR LATCHING SAID SECOND PUSHBUTTON MEANS IN ITS DEPRESSED POSITION; AND LATCH RELEASING MEANS RELEASING SAID FIRS AND SECOND LATCHING MEANS AND ALLOWING SAID FIRST AND SECOND PUSHBUTTON MEANS TO RETURN FROM THEIR DEPRESSED POSITIONS TO THEIR RELEASED POSITIONS COMPRISING RELEASE PUSHBUTTON MEANS RECIPROCALLY SUPPORTED WITHIN SAID RETAINER AND MANUALLY OPERABLE FROM THE FRONT SIDE OF SAID RETAINER BETWEEN A NORMAL POSITION AND A DEPRESSED POSITION FOR ENGAGING AND MOVING SAID FIRST AND SECOND LATCHING MEANS WHEN DEPRESSED TO THEREBY RELEASE SAID FIRST AND SECOND PUSHBUTTON MEANS.