Variable resistor and switch assembly

A variable resistor and switch assembly comprising:

• an elongated housing, an insulating substrate secured to said housing, an elongated resistance element deposited in an elongated strip longitudinally along said substrate, a collector of conductive material deposited parallel to said resistance element, a pair of stationary contacts deposited parallel to said resistance element and said collector, a carrier of an electrically insulating material slidably movable within said housing and carrying a slider adapted to slidingly contact said resistance element and said collector, a pair of contactors made of a resilient metallic material and having respective movable contact pieces formed unitarily therewith and acting as a switch mechanism, and an operation member made of an electrically insulating material and adapted to actuate said pair of contactors, whereby said movable contact pieces formed on said pair of contactors are moved apart from each other as said carrier is actuated.