A switch particularly adapted for use with a variable resistance mechanism comprises a first fixed contact having an arcuate contact edge, a second generally U-shaped fixed contact spaced from said first fixed contact, and a resilient movable contact, one end of which is secured to one leg of the second fixed contact, said movable contact being normally flexed with its other free end biased into engagement with the arcuate edge of said first fixed contact. A rotor is provided with an integrally formed projection having a recess adapted to engage the free end of said movable contact in confining relationship. Electrical connection between the first and second fixed contacts through the movable contact is broken as the rotor is rotated in one direction engaging the free end of the movable contact in the recess formed in said projection. The rotation of the rotor in the opposite direction allows the movable contact to resile into operative electrical engagement with said first fixed contact. This is accomplished by means of a stop member on the other leg of said second fixed contact adapted to engage the free end of said movable contact.
