Rocker switch with centering torsion spring

A rocker switch comprising:

• a housing;
• a shaft pivotally mounted about an axis on said housing to turn clockwise and counterclockwise from a neutral position;
• at least one coil spring which has first and second opposite coil portions with respective first and second spring ends, and which has a spring middle, said spring second end being held by said housing against movement in a clockwise direction;
• said shaft having a pair of arms, including a first arm engaged with said first spring end, and including a second arm positioned to engage said spring middle when said shaft turns clockwise from said neutral position but not when said shaft turns counterclockwise from said neutral position;
• said housing having a spring center support that is position to engage said spring middle to prevent it from moving counterclockwise from the neutral position while allowing said spring middle to move clockwise from said neutral position.

A rocker switch comprising:

• a housing that has longitudinal spaced front and rear walls;
• a shaft which is pivotally mounted about a longitudinally-extending pivot axis on said housing so said shaft can pivot clockwise and counterclockwise from a neutral position;
• at least one spring that biases said shaft toward said neutral position;
• said housing having a lower housing part with an open upper end and a cover that covers said open upper end;
• an actuator that has an upper actuator part that lies primarily above said upper housing part and that has front and rear actuator walls that extend downwardly from front and rear ends of said upper actuator part, said front and rear actuator walls each being fixed against rotation to said shaft and said actuator being pivotable with said shaft about said axis in clockwise and counterclockwise directions from the neutral position.