Multiple radio frequency switch with improved slidable contact structure

Claim 1

A SWITCHING DEVICE COMPRISING A SWITCH ACTUATOR MOUNTED FOR RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT ALONG A PRE-DETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL BETWEEN A NORMAL FIRST POSITION AND A SECOND POSITION, AND A PLURALITY OF NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCHING CONTACTS OPERATIVELY POSITIONED ALONG SAID PRE-DETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR, SAID NORMALLY CLOSED CONTACTS ASSUMING AN OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR THEREBETWEEN FROM ITS NORMAL FIRST POSITION TO ITS SECOND POSITION, A HOUSING HAVING AN APERTURE FOR RECIPROCAL MOUNTING OF SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR, A SPRING NORMALLY BIASING SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR IN A FIRST POSITION, SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR BEING MOVED TO ITS SECOND POSITION AGAINST SAID BIASING SPRING, A CONDUCTOR ON SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR, GROUNDING MEANS OPERATIVELY POSITIONED IN CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR CONDUCTOR PROVIDING A GROUND BARRIER TO RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS, SAID NORMALLY CLOSED CONTACTS INCLUDING RESILIENT PAIRS OF NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCH CONTACT, FINGERS FIXEDLY POSITIONED ALONG THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR, SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR MOVABLE TO A SECOND POSITION BETWEEN SAID NORMALLY CLOSED CONTACT FINGERS TO ACCORDINGLY OPEN THE SAME, SAID NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCH CONTACTS REMAINING IN THEIR OPEN STATE FOR AS LONG AS SAID SWITCH ACTUATOR REMAINS IN ITS SECOND POSITION, SAID SWITCH RETURNED TO ITS FIRST STATE BY SAID BIASING SPRING UPON REMOVAL OF THE ACTUATING FORCE.