disc 6 each screw 2 has a recess 7 in which the toothed disc 6 can engage after the screws 2 have been introduced together with a respective compression spring 8 into the contact bridge 3 and into the contact plate 4 the toothed disc 6 is pressed into the recess 7 by means of a tool as is illustrated in fig3 so that it is connected fixedly to the contact plate 4 after all of the screws 2 have been fastened in the described manner the complete contact bridge 1 is available as a preassembled subassembly for fitting into a steering wheel fig4 to 7 illustrate an embodiment of the arrangement according to the invention screws 9 are provided for the connection of the contact bridge 3 to the contact plate 4 the said screws 9 having a groove 11 which runs annularly in a thread free section 10 of the stem this screw section is assigned a bushing 12 in the contact plate 4 the bushing having a flange 13 and a latching lug 14 which likewise runs annularly however neither the groove nor the latching lug have to be of annular design rather they may also be provided in the form of segments during assembly the screws.