Snap switch with pre-wired terminals

Claim 1

An electric snap switch comprising a housing having a cavity therein, a rocker pivotally mounted in said cavity, a switch operator pivotally mounted from said housing and disposed at least in part in said cavity, a coiled overcentering spring having one free end connected to said operator and the other free end connected to said rocker, such that upon pivotal movement of said operator, said rocker will be moved back and forth between two rest positions with a snap action, at least two series of apertures extending through said housing and communicating with said cavity, each said series including at least three apertures with respective apertures of each series being in alignment with the apertures of the other series and diametrically opposed substantially in a common plane, and at least two series of substantially flat blade-type terminals preassembled with lead wires and inserted in said apertures with at least portions thereof extending into said cavity substantially in said common plane, said terminals and said housing having complementary structures latching said terminals in said housing, said rocker having a pair of electric contact means thereon substantially in said common plane and each said contact means having sufficient width such that in one or the other of said rest portions each contact will engage the center terminal of the series of terminals associated therewith and one or the other of the two aligned terminals of said series.