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US 2001/0044242 A1Published application
Elbow canister fuseholder
AssigneeThomas & Betts International, Inc.
InventorsFrank Stepniak, Anthony Reed
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Abstract
A new elbow canister fuseholder is provided that includes an electrically insulated and shielded housing for placing a fuse in-line between a cable and an electrical apparatus for underground distribution application. An insulating tube is contained within the housing for easy sliding removal of the fuse through an end plug such that the elbow is reusable when a fuse is replaced.
Claims13
An elbow fuseholder, comprising:
- a housing including a generally elongate insulative sleeve defining at one end thereof a cable entrance for receipt of a cable therein and at the opposing end a fuse entrance opening;
- an elbow interface joined to said sleeve at an angle and defining a mating interface with an external apparatus;
- a fuse electrically connected at one end to a conductor of said cable received in said sleeve and electrically connected at said other end to said elbow interface;
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- an insulating tube disposed interiorly of said insulative sleeve and affixed with said fuse, such that said insulating tube and plug are jointly removable from said sleeve through said fuse entrance opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.