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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2009
Donald Folker, Madison, AL (US);
Mark Bauer, Harlingen, TX (US);
J. C. Kelley, Harlingen, TX (US);
Mike Leblanc, Huntsville, AL (US);
Christopher Radzinski, Huntsville, AL (US);
Donald Folker, Madison, AL (US);
Mark Bauer, Harlingen, TX (US);
J. C. Kelley, Harlingen, TX (US);
Mike LeBlanc, Huntsville, AL (US);
Christopher Radzinski, Huntsville, AL (US);
Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc., Madison, AL (US);
Abstract
A magnetic device is provided for placement on the top surface of a printed circuit board with surface mount connection on the bottom surface. The circuit board includes first and second sets of slots bisecting each other. The device includes a bobbin with a plurality of support members each having a face shaped to engage the top surface of the printed circuit board and a plurality of pins attached to the support members. The pins have a first portion shaped to pass through the first set of slots, and a second portion shaped to pass through the second set of slots. The second portion of the pins is shaped to engage the bottom surface of the circuit board, locking the magnetic device in place against the top surface of the circuit board and providing a soldering area for surface mounting on the bottom surface.