Electric fuse with a melting member

An electric fuse comprising:

• a cylindrical tubular casing comprising an electrically insulating material;
• a melting member in an interior of the cylindrical tubular casing comprising an electrically conductive material;
• ends of said cylindrical tubular casing, each end including a cover that extends from a corresponding end of the end of said cylindrical tubular casing, the cover comprising an electrically conductive material that is electrically connected with said melting member;
• wherein the interior of said cylindrical tubular casing comprises a granulated electrically insulating material surrounding said melting member;
• each end of the ends of the cylindrical tubular casing further comprising a separating barrier provided between said cylindrical tubular casing and said cover at the corresponding end of said cylindrical tubular casing comprising an electrically conductive and plastically deformable material;
• a layer of elastic and electrically insulating material adjacent to the separating barrier and interior to the cylindrical tubular casing;
• wherein said melting member is electrically connected to each cover via each said separating barrier;
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• wherein said melting member proceeds through said layer such that within said layer there is located at least one bend in the melting member, the at least one bend securing said melting member in place.