Patent ID: 7839252

Claim:
A spool, comprising: at least one bobbin, having at least one circumferential channel; a winding wire; and at least one sleeve electrically connected to the winding wire, the sleeve electrically connected to at least one of (a) an electrical line and (b) a stranded conductor of a cable, the sleeve including at least one deformable region, the deformable region deformable to provide a force-locking connection and weldability for producing the electrical connections, the sleeve including at least one first support region arranged for at least one of (a) support and (b) guidance for the winding wire, the sleeve including at least one second region, arranged as a tab, deformable for force-locking connection to the winding wire and providable for producing a welded joint to the winding wire, the sleeve including at least one third region for a welded joint to at least one of (a) the electrical line and (b) the stranded conductor of the cable, wherein the at least one circumferential channel is configured to accept the at least one sleeve, and the at least one sleeve is fastened to the bobbin in the channel by at least one of (a) force-locking and (b) form-locking.