the remote starter switch 10 of the present invention has a cylindrical housing 11 with an internal bore 12 . a partition 14 extends across the bottom of housing 11 and contains a central cavity or recess 15 which receives one end 17a of spring 17 . also , partition 14 contains openings 19 and 20 and lip 21 around the top of cavity 15 extends higher than the top surface of partition 14 . openings 24 and 25 are located in opposite sides of housing 11 for cooling purposes ( see fig2 ) and cavities comprising spaces 26 and 27 are located in opposite side walls 14a and 14b , respectively of partition 14 . a first switch contact 30 comprises a leaf spring which has an upturned outer end 30a , connected to a flat section 30b which in turn is connected to end 30d by angular section 30c . end 30d connects with split sleeve 31 into which is pressed rivet 32 having an enlarged head 32a . similarly , a second contact 34 has an upturned outer end 34a connected to a flat section 34b which in turn is connected to end 34d by angular section 34c . end 34d connects with split sleeve 35 into which is pressed rivet 36 having an enlarged head 36a . external leads 38 and 39 connect to rivets 32 and 36 , respectively , and the switch makes and breaks the current between the leads . rivet 32 and 36 are prevented from passing through openings 19 and 20 , respectively because of the engagement of contact ends 30d and 34d , respectively , with the top of partition 14 . curved cutouts 12a are located in the wall 11 to facilitate the insertion of the rivets 32 and 36 downwardly through the bore 12 and into the openings 20 and 19 , respectively . the flat sections 30b and 34b have curved edges 30e and 34e which are located around upturned lip 21 to locate the contacts 30 and 34 over spaces 26 and 27 , respectively , so that the contact outer ends can bend downwardly into the spaces . a plunger 40 is closed at top end 40a and contains a bore 40b which communicates with open end 40c and receives the other end 17b of the spring . a metal eyelet 42 is tightly inserted into bore 40b and has a circular end flange 43 which overlaps open end 40c of the plunger . the flange 43 comprises the contact ring which electrically connects contacts 30 and 34 together upon movement of the plunger against the force of spring 17 . plunger 40 is slidable in bore 45a of guide 45 which also has a step 45b engaged by a shoulder 40d on plunger 40 . guide 34 fits snugly into the end of bore 12 of housing 11 and has two pins 47 projecting from opposite sides . also , housing 11 contains two bayonet type openings 48 ( only one shown ), each of which receives a pin 47 in order to secure the guide 45 to the housing . the pressure of spring 17 normally holds the pins 47 against the top of the bayonet openings 48 and holds flange 40d of plunger 40 against step 45b ( see fig1 ). a non - conductive fiber washer 50 is located below the end 45e of guide 45 and is of sufficient size to permit passage of contact ring 43 and plunger 40 therethrough in order to engage the contacts . the washer 50 serves to protect the guide end against heat created at the contacts . to assemble the switch , the rivets 32 and 36 with the contacts 30 and 34 attached thereto are inserted into the openings 19 and 20 and the contacts are aligned around the lip 21 so that each contact is over a cavity in the housing . plunger 40 is then inserted through the opening in guide 45 and the ends of spring 17 are inserted into cavity 15 and plunger bore 40b . thereafter , washers 50 and guide 45 are inserted into the housing 11 and the guide is turned so that a bayonet type connection is obtained between pins 47 and housing openings 48 . the spring 17 holds plunger 40 and contact ring 43 away from the upturned ends of the contacts ( see fig3 ). when it is desired to close the switch , a force in the direction of arrow 52 is applied to the plunger 40 causing compression of spring 17 and movement of contact ring 43 first against the top portion of upturned contact ends 30a and 34a which are not shielded by washer 50 ( see fig2 ). the tops of the contact ends will be the first contact areas . further downward movement of plunger 40 causes the flat section 30b and 34b to bend as the upturned ends 30a and 34a move into cavities 26 and 27 , respectively . after bending , contact ring 43 engages second contact areas comprising larger contact portions of flat sections 30b and 34b ( see portion 30b &# 39 ; of fig4 ). thereafter , the current between leads 38 and 39 will be primarily through the contact portions of flat section 30b , 34b and the contact ring . when it is desired to open the switch , the pressure on plunger 40 is removed and spring 17 will raise the contact ring 43 away from the contacts . the first contact portions to break contact will be the larger portion of the flat sections and the last portions to break contact will be the tops of contact ends 30a and 34a which were also the first portions to make contact . the tops of the contact ends provide fast breaking , point contacts where the make and break of the switch occurs . thus , any burning and corrosion will therefore occur at these points and there will be no such deterioration at the larger , second contact areas of the flat sections 30b and 34b . since the second contact areas will be clear of corrosion and burning , there will be an excellent conduction between the two contact areas and the contact ring . also , since plunger 40 is fully rotatable within the housing 11 , fresh areas of the contact ring can be continually brought against the first and second contact areas of the contacts so that excessive burning and corrosion of contact ring 34 can be prevented . thus , the switch is capable of carrying relatively large inductive currents with the use of small , low cost contacts which isolate the burning and corrosion occurring on make and break to small contact areas .