DOOR-OPERATED ELECTRIC SWITCH

A door-operated electric switch for refrigerators and the like comprises a housing for recessed mounting in a door jamb, the housing containing switch contacts that are actuated by a switch button that projects through the housing and is depressed upon closing of the door. The contacts are actuated as a result of a relatively small initial increment of closing movement of the door. Further closing of the door maintains the contacts in their door-closed condition. The housing has a barrier that inhibits passage of water to the switch contacts and also holes that drain water from the housing to prevent accumulation of water and possible short-circuiting of the switch contacts.