Surge protector
A surge protector includes a body having an outer surface, and a clamp snapped on the body. The clamp includes spring clips. The spring clips have at least two support areas that are in a substantially same plane. The surge protector may also include a center electrode and terminal electrodes on ends of the body.
1. A surge protector comprising:
electrodes;
a body having an outer surface; and
a clamp snapped onto the body, the clamp comprising spring clips;
wherein the spring clips contact the body but not all of the electrodes;
wherein the spring clips have at least two support areas that are in a substantially same plane and are on opposite sides of the body;
wherein the plane is external to the body or tangential to a bottom part of the body; and
wherein the clamp has a center part to interconnect the spring clips, the center part having a substantially flat surface that serves as a suction surface for SMD (surface mount device) mounting the surge protector.
2. The surge protector of claim 1 , wherein the electrodes comprise:
a center electrode; and
terminal electrodes on ends of the body.
3. The surge protector of claim 2 , wherein each terminal electrode has a greater diameter than the body.
4. The surge protector of claim 2 , wherein each of the spring clips has a slot; and
wherein a width of each slot is substantially equal to a width of the center electrode.
5. The surge protector of claim 1 , wherein each spring clip has at least two contact surfaces for contacting to the body.
6. The surge protector of claim 1 , wherein the spring clips are spread open.
7. The surge protector of claim 1 , wherein the body is substantially cylindrical.
8. The surge protector of claim 1 , wherein the support areas are supportable on both sides against a base.
9. The surge protector of claim 1 , wherein there are two spring clips in the surge protector.
10. The surge protector of claim 3 , wherein each of the spring clips has a slot; and
wherein a width of each slot is substantially equal to a width of the center electrode.
11. The surge protector of claim 2 , wherein each spring clip has at least two contact surfaces for contacting to the body.
12. The surge protector of claim 2 , wherein the spring clips are spread open.
13. The surge protector of claim 2 , wherein the body is substantially cylindrical.
14. The surge protector of claim 3 , wherein each spring clip has at least two contact surfaces for contacting to the body.
15. The surge protector of claim 3 , wherein the body is substantially cylindrical.
16. The surge protector of claim 1 , wherein the electrodes comprise:
a center electrode; and
terminal electrodes comprising a terminal electrode on each end of the body, each terminal electrode having a greater diameter than the body, the body being substantially cylindrical in shape;
wherein each of the spring clips has a slot, a width of each slot being substantially equal to a width of the center electrode, and each spring clip having at least two contact surfaces for contacting to the body.
17. The surge protector of claim 16 , wherein the plane is tangential to a bottom part of the terminal electrodes.
18. A surge protector comprising:
electrodes;
a body having an outer surface;
a clamp snapped onto the body, the clamp comprising spring clips; and
terminal electrodes comprising a terminal electrode on each end of the body;
wherein the spring clips contact the body but not all of the electrodes;
wherein the spring clips have at least two support areas that are in a substantially same plane and are on opposite sides of the body;
wherein the plane is tangential to a bottom of at least one of the terminal electrodes; and
wherein the clamp has a center part to interconnect the spring clips, the center part having a substantially flat surface that serves as a suction surface for SMD (surface mount device) mounting the surge protector.