Patent ID: 7564336

Claim:
A core assembly for a surface mount electronic component, said core assembly comprising: a core that comprises a magnetic permeable material, a top surface, a bottom surface, and an outer side surface connecting said top and bottom surfaces; a wire coil wrapped around the core a number of turns; and at least one coil termination clip attached to said core via a resilient clamping effect, said at least one coil termination clip extending over said top surface, said bottom surface, and said outer side surface, wherein said wire coil is terminated to said at least one coil termination clip and wherein said at least one coil termination clip defines a conductive path to the wire coil; wherein said core comprises a toroid that comprises an inner surface opposite said outer side surface and also connecting said top surface and said bottom surface, and wherein said at least one coil termination clip further comprises pointed mounting feet embracing the inner surface.