Appeal No. 1997-2426
Application 08/087,849
each of the case members receiving a magnetic body, each of the case members including a
positioner for extending into the notch of the respective magnetic body when the magnetic body is
received in the case member, each of the magnetic bodies being prevented from moving out of the
interior space of its respective case member when the positioner of the case member extends into the
notch of the magnetic body, one of the case members having a rectangular inner side surface area which
faces toward the other case member when the case members are in their closed position, the
rectangular inner side surface area of the one of the case members being disposed on the bottom wall
portion of the one of the case members;
the case members including engagement means for retaining the case members in their closed
position; and
a single leaf spring member acting between the bottom wall portion of one of the case members
and the magnetic body in the interior space of the one case member and for (i) pressing the abutment
surfaces of the magnetic body in the interior space of the one case member into contact with the
abutment surfaces of the other magnetic body and (ii) pressing the other magnetic body into contact
with the bottom wall portion of the other case member when the case members are closed and the
magnetic bodies extend around an electric cable to form a magnetic circuit to absorb electric noise on
an electric cable, said single leaf spring member being separate from the magnetic bodies and the case
members and being the only spring member associated with said electric noise absorber, said single leaf
spring member being located in the interior space of the one case member and having a central portion
abutting against the bottom wall portion of the one case member and first and second end portions
abutting against the magnetic body in the interior space of the one case member, said single leaf spring
member having a rectangular configuration with the central portion disposed between the first and
second end portions of said spring member, said single leaf spring member having a bowed
configuration, the first end portion of said single leaf spring member being disposed in abutting
engagement with the first end portion of the rectangular contact side surface area of the one magnetic
body and being spaced from the rectangular inner side surface area of the one of the case members
when the case members are in their open position, the second end portion of said single leaf spring
member being disposed in abutting engagement with the second end portion of the rectangular contact
side surface area of the one magnetic body and being spaced from the rectangular inner side surface
area of the one of the case members when the case members are in their open position, the central
portion of said single leaf spring member being disposed in abutting engagement with the rectangular
inner side surface area of the one of the case members and being spaced from the rectangular contact
side surface area of the one magnetic body when the case members are in their open position, said
single leaf spring member pressing the notch on the one magnetic body against the positioner when the
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