Patent ID: 7995348
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: H05K

Abstract:
1. A surge protector with a housing with connections for passing through an electrical lead that is to be protected, whereby a surge voltage discharge device is located in the housing and on the outside of the housing a mounting base to be snapped onto a mounting rail is located, and whereby the mounting base includes a power surge proof discharge contact that is connected to a discharge connection of the surge voltage device, for contacting the mounting rail, wherein an attachment ( 13 ) is removably connected to the mounting base ( 3 ) in a removable manner that includes a contact component ( 21 ) which contacts the discharge contact ( 22 ) of the mounting base ( 3 ) and that is connected in an electrically conducting manner with a lead ( 14 ) that exits from the attachment ( 13 ), wherein a discharge of a voltage surge is carried out via the lead ( 14 ) that exits the attachment ( 13 ), characterized in that by removal of the attachment ( 13 ), the surge protector is configured to be changed into a rail-mountable design, wherein the discharge of the voltage surge to a mounting rail ( 4 ) is carried out via the discharge contact ( 22 ) of the mounting base ( 3 ).