US 2010/0245023 A1Published application

Safety fusible connector

OwnerSteven Massingillinventor

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Abstract

A safety fusible connector extends between a main feed and a tap of a power line. The connector comprises an insulated tube. A protective sleeve is mounted within an upper portion of the insulated tube. A fuse has an upper contact and a lower elongated fuse line, wherein the fuse is placed within the protective sleeve. A first component is attachable to a top end of the insulated tube for electrically clamping the upper contact of the fuse to the main feed. A second component is attachable to a bottom end of the insulated tube for electrically connecting the fuse line of the fuse to the tap. If a current fault occurs in the tap, the fuse will blow and cause the second component to disconnect the fuse line, so that the main feed can still have power.

Claims7

Dependent claims

A safety fusible connector extending between an energized main feed and a tap of a power line, said connector comprising:

a) an insulated tube;
b) a protective sleeve mounted within an upper portion of said insulated tube;
c) a fuse having an upper contact and a lower elongated fuse line, wherein said fuse is placed within said protective sleeve in which the length of the sleeve is longer than the length of the fuse;
d) a first means attachable to a top end of said insulated tube for electrically clamping said upper contact of said fuse to the main feed;
and
e) a second means attachable to a bottom end of said insulated tube for electrically connecting said fuse line of said fuse to the tap, whereby if a fault occurs in the tap said fuse will blow, and cause said second means to disconnect said fuse line, so that the main feed can still have power.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/748,371Filed 26 Mar 2010
Priority: 26 Mar 2009
Published: 30 Sep 2010
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification4 codes

H01H 85/042
Characterised by the type: general constructions or structure of high voltage fuses, i.e. above 1000 V
H01H 31/127
Fuses mounted on, or constituting the movable contact parts of, the switch: drop-out fuses
H01H 85/30
Details: means for indicating condition of fuse structurally associated with the fuse
H01H
Electric switches

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Application61/163,494Us provisional application · filed 26 Mar 2009
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