Telephone line overvoltage protection device having aligned, bent terminals supporting a circuit board
US5272594A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 5, 1993 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M3/18
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telephone line overvoltage protection device includes a first terminal guard housing defining a plurality of terminal receiving channels and has a mating portion. A second housing contains a printed wiring board and includes a cooperating portion receiving the first mating portion of the first terminal guard housing in mating engagement. A plurality of terminals slidingly received in the terminal receiving channels include a grounding connecting member. Each of the terminals includes an outwardly extending terminal portion extending outside the first terminal guard housing. The outwardly extending terminal portion of each of the terminals includes a first bend defining a line of the terminal portions. The printed wiring board contains a plurality of aligned terminal receiving apertures receiving all of the outwardly extending terminal portions. The grounding connecting member includes an opposed end portion extending outwardly of the first terminal guard housing having a second bend so as to position the opposed end portion of the grounding connecting member perpendicular to the printed wiring board.
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