Abstract: An electromagnetic relay is disclosed having a ground connection in the form of a bent lead wire soldered on to an end of the asembly on an exterior side of the yoke. A base member of the relay, which comprises insulating material, has on its exterior side grooves in which the bent lead wire is guided from the housing to a pattern point on the connection side. It is thereby possible to manufacture the relay in the normal case without a ground connection and, where required, to subsequently apply the ground connection.

Abstract: A spring retaining clip for mounting a contact carrying insulator on the return pole piece of an electromagnetic relay. The spring retaining clip is generally U-shaped and has a resilient back wall member adapted to be disposed between the return pole piece of the relay and the excitation coil thereof. The spring retaining clip also includes a pair of side wall members which straddle a central portion of the return pole piece and which interlock with a corresponding pair of side wall members of the contact carrying insulator. In a free state condition, the back wall member is curved similarly to the curved outer surface of the excitation coil, but must be straightened somewhat and forced into engagement with the central portion of the return pole piece before the side wall members of the spring retaining clip and the insulator can become interlocked in assembled relation with one another.