Switching device

A switching device, comprising:

• a commutation current path, a first isolating gap, and a second isolating gap;
• said first and second isolating gaps forming an electrical series circuit arranged in parallel with said commutation current path;
• said second isolating gap having a first contact, a second contact, and a third contact;
• said first contact being a moving contact being mounted movably along a switching axis from a first galvanic contacting position with said second contact to a second galvanic contacting position with said third contact;
• said second contact and said third contact being at an electrical potential;
• and
• wherein, when said first contact is in the second contacting position, a mechanical contact force acts between said first contact and said third contact in a radial direction.