Patent ID: 8049584

Claim:
A switching device having a magnetic release, the switching device comprising: a yoke having a U-shaped first section including a first limb having an opening in the form of a slot open towards a free end of the first limb, a second limb disposed parallel to the first limb, and a web connecting the first and second limbs; a coil including a coil former, a coil winding and an armature disposed between the first and second limbs, wherein the coil is insertable into the slot towards the web and the armature extends through the slot; and a restraint spring connected at a free end of the armature and disposed outside the first limb, wherein the coil former has a first radial flange disposed against an inner surface of the second limb and a second radial flange disposed against an inner surface of the first limb and having pockets, and wherein the first limb includes first and second prongs disposed on each side of the opening and engaging the pockets.