Switching device for thick/thin film circuits

Claim 1

An electrical switching device arranged to connect a plurality of electrical film circuits together, said plurality of electrical film circuits deposited on an appropriate substrate and each including at least one contact pad, said switching device comprising: a mounting element located adjacent to and equidistant from each contact pad, said mounting element including a pivot pin having a base section with a bottom surface fixedly mounted to said substrate and a head section extending from a top surface of said base section, said head section being wider at the midsection and tapering into a narrower width away from said midsection; and a contact element including electrical contact means formed on the periphery of said contact element, said contact element including a centrally located orifice and a plurality of kerfs extending radially from said orifice, said orifice arranged to slip over said pivot pin head section with said kerfs allowing said orifice to expand fitting said contact element over said pivot and resting on said base section top surface allowing said contact element to be manually rotatable into at least a first position, whereby in said first position, said electrical contact means communicate with a different contact pad connecting at least two of said electrical circuits forming a first connected set.