Encapsulated reed relay

Claim 1

AN ENCAPSULATED RELAY ASSEMBLY COMPRISING: (A) A SEALED REED SWITCH HAVING A TERMINAL WIRE LEAD AT EACH END THEREOF AND PROJECTING THEREFROM IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SWITCH AXIS; (B) AN ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL ASSOCIATED WITH SAID SWITCH, SAID COIL HAVING OPPOSITELY DISPOSED TERMINAL WIRE LEADS PROJECTING THEREFROM IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COIL AXIS; (C) A CASE OF INSULATING MATERIAL CONTAINING SAID SWITCH AND COIL, SAID CASE HAVING END WALLS AND AN OPEN TOP, THE INNER FACES OF SAID END WALLS BEING FORMED WITH TWO PAIRS OF OPPOSITELY FACING, PARALLEL GROOVES EXTENDING TO SAID OPEN TOP; (D) THE FREE ENDS OF SAID SWITCH AND COIL TERMINAL LEADS BEING BENT AT RIGHT ANGLES AND EXTENDING GENERALLY PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER, EACH OF SAID FREE ENDS OF THE TERMINAL LEADS HAVING A PORTION SEATING IN A SEPARATE ONE OF SAID GROOVES FOR LOCATING SAID FREE ENDS IN PREDETERMINED RELATION TO EACH OTHER; (E) A CASTING OF INSULATING MATERIAL WITHIN SAID CASE FILLING THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID SWITCH, COIL AND CASE AND COMPLETELY COVERING SAID SWITCH AND COIL; AND (F) SAID TERMINAL LEADS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID CASTING THROUGH THE OPEN TOP OF SAID CASE IN SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME DIRECTION AND HAVING THE EXPOSED ENDS THEREOF PARALLEL AND SPACED IN PREDETERMINED RELATION.