Patent ID: 8064182

Claim:
An overvoltage protection plug comprising: a housing forming a body, a handle, and an insertion portion, the handle of the housing extending rearward from a top edge of the housing and the insertion portion extending from a generally central location of the front portion of the housing in a direction generally parallel to and offset from the handle; a circuit board mounted at least partially within the body, a portion of the circuit board protruding from the housing at the insertion portion and including metallic connection pads configured for interconnection to a connection block; a gas tube mounted to the circuit board and residing within the housing, the gas tube electrically connected to the metallic connection pads by a plurality of circuit traces on the circuit board; and a grounding clip positioned in an opening on the front portion of the housing and generally aligned with the handle, the grounding clip configured to connect to a grounding bar mounted to the connection block; wherein the positions of the insertion portion and the grounding clip dictate insertion into the connection block in a single orientation.