Device for eliminating bouncing of electrical contacts in electrical wiring devices

A traveler conductor for an electrical wiring device, the traveler conductor comprising:

• a majority portion;
• and
• a bracing portion structured to stabilize the traveler conductor, the bracing portion comprising:
• a bent portion structured to be coupled to the majority portion;
• and
• a planar portion, the planar portion being adjacent to the bent portion and comprising an inlet, the inlet comprising:
• a first planar inlet surface;
• a second planar inlet surface;
• and
• a connecting inlet surface that extends between the first planar inlet surface and the second planar inlet surface,
• wherein the first planar inlet surface and the second planar inlet surface face one another, and
• wherein the inlet is structured to receive a support structure of the electrical wiring device.

An electrical wiring device structured to switch power between a power source and a load, the electrical wiring device comprising:

• a first traveler conductor comprising a first traveler contact;
• a line conductor;
• a second traveler conductor comprising a second traveler contact;
• a flipper conductor comprising a flipper contact and coupled to the line conductor;
• an actuator operably coupled to the flipper conductor and structured to be manually actuated;
• and
• a housing portion comprising a support structure,
• wherein the line conductor is structured to be connected to a power supply or electrical load,
• wherein the flipper conductor is structured to be actuated between a first position in which the flipper contact is physically contacting the first traveler contact and a second position in which the flipper contact is physically contacting the second traveler contact,
• wherein the first traveler conductor comprises:
• a majority portion;
• and
• a bracing portion coupled to the majority portion,
• wherein the bracing portion is interference fit onto the support structure, and
• wherein the first traveler conductor is produced from metal and the support structure is produced from thermoplastic.