Switch apparatus for automobile

A combination of a casing and switch components for use as a right-hand and a left-hand switch unit arranged on opposite sides within an interior of the automobile comprising:

• a casing having a width dimension and a length dimension, said length dimension having a central axis, said casing being substantially symmetrically shaped relative to said central axis for selective use as a right-hand switch and a left-hand switch;
• a first aperture disposed substantially centrally along the length of said casing, said first aperture having a longitudinal length being longer relative to a width dimension with the longitudinal length extending along the length dimension of said casing and being positioned on a first side of said central axis;
• a second aperture disposed substantially centrally along the length of said casing, said second aperture having a longitudinal length being longer relative to a width dimension with the longitudinal length extending along the length dimension of said casing and being positioned on a second side of said central axis, said second aperture being substantially the same shape as said first aperture, said first and second apertures being arranged substantially symmetrically relative to said central axis;
• a third aperture disposed adjacent to and on a first side of said first and second apertures, said third aperture extending along the width dimension and intersecting and extending substantially symmetrically across said central axis, said third aperture having a length being longer relative to a width dimension with the length being arranged to be substantially perpendicular to said central axis;
• a fourth aperture disposed adjacent to and on a second side of said first and second apertures, said fourth aperture extending along the width dimension and being disposed on said first side of said central axis, said fourth aperture having a length being longer relative to a width dimension with the length being arranged to be substantially perpendicular to said central axis;
• a fifth aperture disposed adjacent to and on a second side of said first and second apertures, said fifth aperture extending along the width dimension, being aligned with said fourth aperture and being disposed on said second side of said central axis, said fifth aperture having a length being longer relative to a width dimension with the length being arranged to be substantially perpendicular to said central axis said fifth aperture being substantially the same shape as said fourth aperture, said fourth and fifth apertures being arranged substantially symmetrically relative to said central axis;
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• switch component means being arranged only within said first, third and fifth apertures to function as a left-hand switch unit for the left-hand side of the interior of the automobile and only within said second, third and fourth apertures to function as a right-hand switch unit for the right-hand side of the interior of the automobile, said switch components being selectively operated in said first and second apertures to be actuated in a longitudinal direction and being selectively operated in said third, fourth and fifth apertures in a transverse direction relative to said central axis.