Electronic thermostat with protected circuitry

Claim 1

An electronic thermostat having circuit components that are subject to electrical and mechanical damage, including: mounting base means and cover means forming said electronic thermostat when said base means and said cover means are mounted together; circuit board means including electronic circuit components that are susceptible of electrical and mechanical damage; said circuit board means further having contact means in the form of a plurality of separate individual contact members mounted upon said board means and connected to said electronic circuit components; said circuit board means mounted within said cover means; insulating enclosure means mounted within said cover means to partially enclose said circuit board means to protect said circuit board means from damage by accidental contact with said circuit board means; said insulating enclosure means including barrier means which form separate individual plural contact openings of limited size to provide access to said individual contact members through said contact openings; said base means adapted to be mounted upon a surface with said base means including connection means; and said base connection means including separate plural electric base contact members that project from said base means through said openings to engage said circuit board contact members to complete electric connections from said base means to said circuit board means to complete the mounting of said electronic thermostat.