Patent ID: 8237061

Claim:
A Z-directed multi-terminal component for mounting in a printed circuit board (PCB) having a mounting hole having a depth D therein, comprising: an insulative body having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, a cross-sectional shape that is insertable into the mounting hole in the PCB and a length L; at least one conductor extending through at least a portion of the length L of the body with the conductor in electrical connection with one of the top and bottom surfaces of the body; one of the top and bottom surfaces further comprising a conductive trace electrically connected to an end of the conductor adjacent thereto and extending therefrom to an edge of the body; the side surface of the body further comprising at least two channels therein, each of the at least two channels extending from at least one of the top surface and bottom surface toward the opposite surface; and a three-terminal filter disposed within the body interconnecting the conductor, and each of the at least two channels.