This invention relates generally to switch constructions, and deals more particularly with a combination kill switch and indicator light for an internal combustion engine of the type driven by a magneto ignition system.
Applicant is aware of the following prior art patents as bearing some relevancy to the disclosure provided in the subject application. U.S. Pat. No. 4,347,417 illustrates a rocker switch having an internal lamp with a coil compression spring provided for continuous connection with that lamp.
Another prior art patent of relevance to the subject disclosure is U.S. Pat. No. 4,454,400 wherein a lamp is provided in a rocker of a switch that also includes means for providing a resistor in that rocker as well. Both these U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,347,417 and 4,454,400 utilize a spring element provided on a depending post on the rocker so as to afford electrical connection between the lamp, the resistor and the rocker itself, and a movable contact that is engaged by the spring so as to urge that movable contact downwardly against one or more fixed contacts in the bottom wall of the switch case.
The general purpose of the present invention is to provide a unique application for a switch of the type disclosed in the above-identified prior art patents, and more particularly to provide a unique switch construction that is well adapted to serve as both a low oil indicator light and a kill switch for an internal combustion engine of the type having a magneto ignition system.