Patent ID: 7026583

Claim:
A PTC device comprising: a first electrode including a first aperture; a second electrode including a second aperture; a body of PTC material disposed between said first and second electrodes and having first and second opposed surface; a first insulative layer having a first side and a projection, disposed opposite to said first side and extending into said first aperture and terminating proximate to said first surface; a second insulative layer having a second side and a protrusion extending into said second aperture and terminating proximate to said second surface; and first and second terminals, each of which extends between opposed contact portions, with said first side being disposed between with one of said contact portions associated with said first terminal and said second side being disposed between said with one of said contact portions associated with said second and said second surface, wherein said projection surrounds a portion of said first terminal and said protrusion surrounds a region of said second terminal.