Integrated rocker-switch and indicator-light unit

Claim 1

An integrated electrical switch and light-indicator unit comprising: A. an open-top insulating box, B. a hollow actuator pivotally mounted in said box and formed of translucent material, said actuator having at least one leg extending through a slot in the bottom of the box, C. an indicator lamp in series with a current-limiting resistor and provided with first and second connecting leads, one of which projects downwardly through a bore in said bottom adjacent one end thereof, the other of which passes through a bore in said bottom adjacent the other end thereof and is bent to lie along said bottom, D. an insulating base attached to said box, E. a conductive slider plate overlying said bent lead and operatively engaged by said leg, whereby when said actuator is rocked from an ''''on'''' state to an ''''off'''' state, said slide is translated from an ''''on'''' position to an ''''off'''' position, said slider plate having a spring extension, and F. a conductive rocker arm pivotally mounted in said base and subjected to pressure by said spring extension, said rocker arm being caused by said spring extension to swing into engagement with a stationary contact to close the switch when said slider plate is shifted to its ''''on'''' position and to swing out of engagement with said contact when said slider plate is shifted to its ''''off'''' position.