Switch arm for piggable pipeline connector

An extended switch arm comprising:

• a switch arm, where the switch arm is elongate and has a first end, a second end, a first side, a second side, a top, and a bottom;
• an upper plate, where the upper plate has a first end and a second end and where the first end of the upper plate is attached to the top of the second end of the switch arm;
• a lower plate, where the lower plate has a first end and a second end, where the first end of the lower plate is attached to the bottom of the second end of the switch arm, and where the lower plate is aligned with the upper plate;
• and
• a switch arm extension, where the switch arm extension is elongate and has a first end, a second end, a first side, and a second side, where the first end has a first stop surface and a second stop surface and where the first end of the switch arm extension is pivotally secured between the second end of the upper plate and the second end of the lower plate;
• where the extended switch arm is capable of moving from a first position to a second position and where:
• the first side of the switch arm and the first side of the switch arm extension align when the extended switch arm is in the first position;
• the second side of the switch arm and the second side of the switch arm extension align when the extended switch arm is in the second position;
• and
• the first stop surface of the switch arm extension comes into contact with the second end of the switch arm when the extended switch arm is in the first position and the second stop surface of the switch arm extension comes into contact with the second end of the switch arm when the extended switch arm is in the second position such that the second end of the switch arm acts as a stop to prevent rotation of the switch arm extension past a given orientation relative to the switch arm.