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US 2013/0257580 A1Published application
Fuse end cap with crimpable terminal
AssigneeLittelfuse, Inc.
InventorsDaniel R. Gilman, Thomas M. Novak, Nathan C. Siegwald
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Abstract
A fuse end cap for providing an electrical connection between a fuse and an electrical conductor. The fuse end cap may include a mounting cuff defining a first cavity that is adapted to receive a fuse body. The mounting cuff may be configured to be mounted to the fuse body by friction fit, for example. The fuse end cap may further include a terminal defining a second cavity adapted to receive a conductor. The terminal may be configured to be crimped about the conductor to retain the conductor within the second cavity.
Claims20
A fuse end cap comprising:
- a mounting cuff defining a first cavity adapted to receive a fuse body;
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- a terminal defining a second cavity adapted to receive a conductor, wherein the terminal is configured to be crimped about the conductor to retain the conductor within the second cavity.
A fuse assembly comprising:
- a first fuse end cap having a mounting cuff defining a first cavity and a terminal defining a second cavity;
- a second fuse end cap having a mounting cuff defining a first cavity and a terminal defining a second cavity;
- a fuse having a fuse body with a first end mounted within the first cavity of the first fuse end cap and a second end mounted within the first cavity of the second fuse end cap;
- a first conductor having an end disposed within the second cavity of the first fuse end cap, wherein the terminal of the first fuse end cap is crimped about the end of the first conductor to secure the end of the first conductor within the second cavity of the first fuse end cap;
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- a second conductor having an end disposed within the second cavity of the second fuse end cap, wherein the terminal of the second fuse end cap is crimped about the end of the second conductor to secure the end of the second conductor within the second cavity of the second fuse end cap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.