Bi-stable battery switch

A bi-stable switch, preferably for internal use within a remotely switchable storage battery, or, in the alternative, for external use with a battery, comprising:

• a. a first terminal having a first dual contact;
• b. a second terminal having a second dual contact;
• c. a bifurcated contact assembly including first and second bus bars each having first and second contact surfaces for engaging across said first and second dual contacts, said first and second bus bars being movable between a circuit making position wherein said first and second bus bars make contact with said first and second dual contacts, the first bus bar to make contact assuming the arcing load and the second bus bar to make contact assuming the current load, and a circuit breaking position wherein said first and second bus bars break contact with said first and second dual contacts, the first bus bar to break contact breaking the current load and the second bus bar to break contact breaking the arcing load;
• d. a solenoid;
• e. a cam spaced from said solenoid, said cam being located adjacent to said first and second bus bars and being movable into and out of engagement with said first and second bus bars, said cam when in engagement with said first and second bus bars placing said first and second bus bars in the circuit breaking position, and said cam when out of engagement with said first and second bus bars placing said first and second bus bars in the circuit making position;
• and,
• f. a linkage assembly connected between said cam and said solenoid for moving said cam into and out of engagement with said first and second bus bars upon pulsing of said solenoid.