Patent ID: 7019220

Claim:
A supporting device supporting a discrete electric component having a pair of terminals substantially in parallel to each other, the supporting device comprising: a column shaped main body having a top end and a base end, the base end proximate a mounting part; a pair of first flange portions and a pair of second flange portions provided on opposite sides of the main body so as to project therefrom, respectively, the pair of first flange portions and the pair of second flange portions each having upper ends and lower ends; a first recess defined by the main body and the pair of first flange portions for inserting one of the pair of terminals; and a second recess defined by the main body and the pair of second flange portions, for inserting the other of the pair of terminals, wherein one of the pair of first flange portions and a corresponding one of the pair of second flange portions have slanting portions at upper ends thereof, the slanting portions extending diagonally across said upper ends of the flange portions, wherein distal ends of the terminals substantially in parallel to each other are bent in one direction; and wherein the slanted portions are shaped such that the terminals of the discrete electric component are capable of sliding along the slanting portions and along the one of the pair of first flange portions and the one of the pair of second flange portions, respectively, to attach the discrete electric component to the supporting device.