Slide switch

A slide switch comprising an elongated base, a metal housing covering the base and having a top wall spaced therefrom, a plurality of fixed contacts inside the housing spaced longitudinally of the base and mounted thereon, a slider inside the housing movable lengthwise of the base, a bridging contact carried by the slider for engaging said fixed contacts, the top wall of the housing being provided with a slot extending inwardly from one end of the housing, the top wall of the housing at opposite sides of the slot being bent downwardly to form side walls of the slot, each side wall being provided with an upwardly extending notch, and a lever disposed in said slot and normally extending above the housing, the lower end of the lever having integral laterally projecting trunnions extending through said notches and beneath said top wall, and the lower end of the lever outwardly beyond said trunnions extending downwardly into engagement with the end of said slider for pushing the slider toward the opposite end of the base when the upper end of the lever is swung manually outwardly away from said housing, including a spring for returning the slider toward said one end of the housing when said lever is released, and in which the slider holds said trunnions up in said notches when the slider is at said one end of the housing.