Abstract: An electric disconnect switch assembly mounted within a disconnect enclosure for manually disconnecting electrical equipment from a source of supply power is presented. The electric disconnect switch assembly includes a receptacle and a handle assembly. The receptacle is attached to a bottom wall of the disconnect enclosure and accepts line and load stabs and line and load terminal lugs. The handle assembly includes a handle grip projecting from one end and a line blade and a load blade slidably engaged and extending from an opposite end thereof. The handle is slidably arranged within the receptacle wherein the line blade and the load blade are moved into and out of contact with the line and load stabs by manual operation of the handle grip.