Switch device

A switch device comprising:

• a base;
• a cover mounted on the base;
• a fixing contact plate forming a plurality of fixed contacts, each of the fixed contacts comprising a contacting portion, a pair of shoulders formed on lateral edges of the contacting portion for connecting with a carrier plate associated with the fixing contact plate, and an insertion leg extending from the contacting portion for vertically inserting into a base, a V-cut being formed at a junction between each of the shoulders and the carrier plate for facilitating removal of the carrier plate from the fixing contact plate;
• a movable contact plate forming a plurality of movable contacts, each of the movable contacts comprising a base portion, a contacting arm extending from the base portion to form a bent portion, a pair of connecting shoulders formed at lateral edges for connecting with a carrier plate associated with the movable contact plate, and an insertion portion extending from another edge of the base portion opposite the contacting arm for vertically inserting into the base, a V-cut being formed at a junction between each of the connecting shoulders and the carrier plate for facilitating removal of the carrier plate from the movable contact plate;
• a plurality of sliding members for urging the contacting arms of the movable contacts to engage with the contacting portions of the fixed contacts;
• and
• a locking device formed on a bottom face of each of the sliding members, said locking device being engagable with a complementary configuration formed on a top face of the base of the switch device to limit the sliding member to move between a closed and open positions of the switch.