Solenoid actuator assembly having a unitary spring clip for the plunger

Claim 1

A SOLENOID VALVE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING; A VALVE BODY; AN ELONGATED PLUNGER TUBE ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INNER END RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON SAID BODY AND AN OUTER END EXTENDING AWAY FROM SAID BODY; A FRAME MEMBER FORMED OF MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND HAVING A GENERALLY CUP-SHAPED REAR PORTION AND FIRST AND SECOND SIMILAR, FLAT, PARALLEL LEGS CO-EXTENSIVE WITH SAID REAR PORTION AND EXTENDING FORWARD FROM THE OPEN END OF SAID CUP-SHAPED PORTION ON OPPOSITE SIDES THEREOF, EACH OF SAID LEGS HAVING FORWARD AND SIDE EDGES, EACH OF SAID LEGS HAVING AN APERTURE THERETHROUGH INTERMEDIATE SAID ENCLOSED REAR PORTION AND SAID FORWARD EDGE, SAID FRAME MEMBER BEING MOUNTED ON SAID BODY WITH SAID PLUNGER TUBE ASSEMBLY EXTENDING THROUGH THE APERTURES IN SAID LEGS AND WITH SAID FIRST LEG ABUTTING SAID BODY AND WITH THE OUTER END OF SAID PLUNGER TUBE ASSEMBLY EXTENDING THROUGH SAID SECOND LEG; AN APERTURED BOBBIN MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID LEGS WITH SAID PLUNGER TUBE EXTENDING THROUGH THE APERTURE THEREIN, SAID BOBBIN HAVING AN END MEMBER ADJACENT EACH OF SAID LEGS, SAID END MEMBERS HAVING FORWARD AND SIDE EDGES SHAPED SIMILAR TO SAID LEGS BUT SAID END MEMBERS BEING SOMEWHAT SMALLER THAN SAID LEGS AND TERMINATING IN A REAR PORTION DISPOSED SLIGHTLY FORWARD OF THE OPEN END OF SAID CUP-SHAPED PORTION;