Miniature two-level pushbutton switch

A miniature, two-level pushbutton switch comprising:

• a base for mounting a plurality of relatively movable electrical contacts and a plurality of relatively fixed electrical terminals, said base including at least one support surface for supporting said contacts and said terminals, and a pushbutton mounted to said base for reciprocal movement along a predetermined straight line, wherein said plurality of relatively movable electrical contacts includes an elongate contact bar having at least one contact surface mounted for movement in response to actuation of said pushbutton in a first direction and a contact dome having at least one contact surface normally spaced apart from said contact surface of said contact bar when said pushbutton is in an unactuated condition, and wherein said plurality of terminals includes a first terminal including means for grippingly engaging a predetermined part of said contact bar and a predetermined part of said support surface, thereby holding said contact bar in assembled condition with said base while achieving electrical contact between said terminal and said contact bar, a second terminal including means for grippingly engaging a predetermined portion of said base and means for urging said contact dome against said support surface, thereby holding said contact dome in assembled condition with said base while achieving electrical contact between said second terminal and said contact dome, and a third terminal including means for grippingly engaging a predetermined portion of said base and an extension spaced apart from said contact surface of said contact dome when said pushbutton is in an unactuated condition.