Locking switch assembly and manufacture of locking component

摘要

A switching assembly having: a switching member movable between first and second positions, the switching member having a locking element; and locking means for engaging said switching member when it is in the second position to lock the switching member in the second position; characterized in that the locking means is formed of a sheet of resiliently deformable material to have one or more locking elements for complementary engagement with one or more locking elements provided by the switching member when the switching member is in the second position