Dual in-line package slide switch with detent assembly

Claim 1

An electrical switch comprising: a base having pairs of electrical terminals extending downwardly from the base in a dual in-line package configuration in two parallel longitudinal rows and contact pins connecting to the terminals extending upwardly from the base in two parallel longitudinally extending rows; a slider longitudinally slidable in the direction of the rows and having at least one generally rectangular and vertical aperture to receive at least one contact having a plurality of laterally spaced downwardly extending contact teeth selectively to mate with and make bridging electrical connection with some of the pins upwardly extending from the base in correspondence to the longitudinal position of the slider relative to the base, the slider having on its upper surface a means for imparting sliding motion to the slider in the longitudinal direction; the slider having at least one recess adjacent to the generally rectangular and vertical aperture to receive an end of the downwardly extending contact teeth; a cover extending over the base and capturing the slider between the cover and the base, the cover having longitudinal aperture on the upper part of the cover to afford access to the sliding motion imparting means; and the base having on its upper surface a detent, and the slider having on its bottom surface a pair of detent receiving recesses, the detent and each recess of the pair being complementary for maintaining the slider firmly in one of two selected positions.