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US 2013/0009744 A1Published application
Electric fuse with torque restricting terminals
AssigneeCooper Technologies Company
InventorRobert Stephen Douglass
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Abstract
Electrical fuses include slip fit terminal elements coupled to the ends of a fuse element. The terminal elements may rotate relative to the fuse element ends as the fuses are bolted to circuit conductors and protect the fuse element from being damaged.
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An electrical fuse comprising:
- a housing;
- a fuse element within the housing and having an end;
- and
- a terminal element coupled to the fuse element at the end, the terminal element projecting from the housing and configured to be fastened to a circuit conductor;
- wherein the terminal element is rotatable relative to the end of the fuse element.
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An electrical fuse comprising:
- a housing;
- a fuse element within the housing and having opposing first and second ends;
- and
- a first and second terminal element coupled to the fuse element at the respective first and second ends, the first and second terminal element projecting from the housing and each having freedom to move relative to the respective first and second end and also the housing, thereby restricting a transmission of an applied torque on the first or second terminal element to the first or second end of the fuse element.
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An electrical fuse comprising:
- a substantially rectangular housing comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, opposing side walls, and opposing end walls;
- a fuse element within the housing and having opposing first and second ends;
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- a first and second terminal element coupled to the fuse element at the respective first and second ends, the first and second terminal element projecting from the respective one of the end walls of the housing and each having a degree of freedom to move relative to the respective first and second end and also the respective end wall of the housing, thereby restricting a transmission of an applied torque on the first or second terminal element to the first or second end of the fuse element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.