Patent ID: 6900563

Claim:
A brush card assembly for a d.c. motor comprising: at least one choke comprising: a single wire having a portion wound about a coil axis to define a plurality of coils including two outermost coils, an attaching structure extending from one of the outermost coils and including a loop structure, and an elongated end portion extending from the other of the outermost coils, a brush card having a top side and an opposing bottom sides and slot through the opposing sides, the brush card including a retaining member adjacent to the slot, the loop structure being received an the slot and disposed in hooked relation with the retaining member such that the choke is secured to the brush card, a brush mounted on the brush card and in electrical connection with at least a portion of the attaching structure, and an electrical connector mounted on the brush card, the electrical connector receiving at least a part of the elongated end portion of the choke.