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PTC device

US5691688A · kind A · utility

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20Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 20, 1994
Grant dateNov 25, 1997
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Expiry dateJul 20, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K3/308
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A PTC device having a PTC material sandwiched between a pair of metal plates includes a plurality of spaced-apart legs extending outwardly from the plates for reception in circuit board slots. Certain legs terminate in transverse hook portions for retaining same in a circuit board slot.

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