Price board slide switch

Claim 1

A price board selection switch assembly including in combination, a first board of insulating material having inner and outer surfaces, a plurality of product line conductors extending in spaced parallel relationship in one direction across said inner surface of said first board, said first board being formed with a plurality of slots extending alongside said respective product line conductors, a second board of insulating material having inner and outer surfaces, a plurality of price line conductors extending in spaced parallel relationship along said inner surface of said second board in a direction intersecting said one direction, a detent board of insulating material formed with a plurality of spaceD openings having a spacing between adjacent openings corresponding to the spacing between said price line conductors, means for assembling said first and second and detent board with said inner surfaces of said first and second boards in spaced facing relationship and with said detent board overlying said inner surface of said second board with said openings aligned with said price line conductors, a plurality of contact supports of insulating material, each of said supports comprising a body mounted for sliding movement below one of said slots and across said openings and a tab extending through one of said slots and a plurality of contact members of conductive material each of said contact members having a base sandwiched between said body and one of said product line conductors and a resilient arm extending from said base toward said detent board and adapted to engage said price line conductors as said tab moves along said slot, each said resilient arm cooperating with said openings to form detent means for holding said arm in engagement with one of said price line conductors.