US PATENT SUBCLASS 257 / 696
.~.~.~.~ Bent (e.g., J-shaped) lead


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257 /   HD   ACTIVE SOLID-STATE DEVICES (E.G., TRANSISTORS, SOLID-STATE DIODES)

678  DF  HOUSING OR PACKAGE {18}
690  DF  .~ With contact or lead {4}
692  DF  .~.~ With particular lead geometry {1}
693  DF  .~.~.~ External connection to housing {4}
696.~.~.~.~ Bent (e.g., J-shaped) lead


DEFINITION

Classification: 257/696

Bent (e.g., J-shaped) lead:

(under subclass 693) Subject matter wherein the leads or contacts which form an external connection to the housing or package include one or more leads which have a curved end portion (e.g., for mounting on the top surface of a printed circuit board).

(1) Note. See illustration, below. [figure]