SWITCHING DEVICE WITH CERAMIC/GLASS EYELETS

Electrical switching devices that can have a housing cup 104 having an opening and a header 102 covering and making a seal with said cup. Internal components are included within the housing, with the internal components configured to change the state of the switching device from a closed state and an open state in response to input. The closed state allows current flow through said device and the open state interrupts current flow through said device. A plurality of fixed contacts 106a, 106b are included that are electrically connected to said internal components for connection to external circuitry, wherein the the fixed contact pass though the header 102 with a portion exposed above the header. A plurality of glass/ceramic eyelets 120 are included, each of which is mounted to a respective one of the fixed contacts 106a, 106b on the exposed portion of its one of the fixed contacts. Each of the eyelets 120 can be radially symmetric about its one of the fixed contacts, with the eyelets covering less than all of the header.