Patent ID: 6943655

Claim:
A contactor comprising: an insulating housing having an open end and an enclosed end wall spaced apart from said open end, said housing unit defining a cavity, said cavity including longitudinally disposed channels; said end wall including a plurality of high current terminals protruding through said end wall, each said high current terminal defining an internally located contact pad within said cavity; said end wall including at least one low current terminal protruding through said end wall and defining coil contact means within said cavity; a solenoid assembly proximate to said open end of said housing unit, said solenoid assembly comprising: a bobbin; a coil wound on said bobbin, said bobbin comprising a pair of bobbin ends with at least one radially extending projection from at least one of said bobbin ends, each projection including a receptacle for receiving a connection means, said connection means connected to said coil contact means; coupling means to connect said coil to said connection means, said projection receiving said coupling means; said receptacle nested in one of said longitudinal channels; an axially movable armature projecting from said bobbin terminating in a contact disc, said contact disc being in a bridgeable relationship with said contact pads; and a cover fastened to said open end of said housing, said cover securing said coil assembly within said housing unit.