Fuse holder and associated method
AssigneeRegal Beloit America, Inc.
InventorTimothy Joseph Brakefield
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Abstract
A holder for receiving fuses is provided. The holder includes a housing and a fuse shuttle. The fuse shuttle is slidably cooperable with the housing in a first portion of the housing and pivotally cooperable with the housing in a second portion of the housing. The fuse shuttle and the housing define a fuse loading position and a fuse operational position.
Claims23
A holder for receiving a fuse having opposed first and second ends and defining a longitudinal centerline thereof, said holder comprising:
- a housing;
- a first terminal for engagement with the first end of the fuse, said first terminal connected to said housing;
- a second terminal for engagement with the second end of the fuse, said first terminal connected to said housing;
- and
- a fuse shuttle, said fuse shuttle defining a first receptacle for engagement with the first end of the fuse and a second receptacle for engagement with the second end of the fuse, said fuse shuttle and said housing defining a fuse loading position for inserting the first end of the fuse into the first receptacle of said shuttle and for inserting the second end of the fuse into the second receptacle of said shuttle and a fuse operational position for engaging the first end of the fuse into the first terminal and for inserting the second end of the fuse into the second terminal.
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A holder for receiving a fuse, said holder comprising:
- a housing;
- at least one terminal for enraging the fuse;
- a fuse shuttle, said fuse shuttle defining a receptacle for engagement with the fuse and slidably fitted to said housing in a first portion of said housing and secured to said housing, said fuse shuttle and said housing defining a fuse loading position in which the fuse engages the receptacle and is spaced from said terminal and a fuse operational position in which the fuse engages said terminal.
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A method for installing a fuse in a fuse holder, said method comprising:
- providing a fuse holder having a housing including a terminal for engagement with the fuse;
- providing a fuse receiving member having receptacle for engagement with the fuse, the fuse receiving member being pivotally in the housing in a first portion thereof and slidably positionable in the housing in a second portion thereof;
- pivotably positioning the fuse receiving member with respect to the housing into a fuse loading position;
- inserting the fuse into the fuse receiving member and into engagement with the receptacle while spaced from the terminal;
- pivotably positioning the fuse receiving member into a fuse installation position;
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- slidably advancing the fuse receiving member into a fuse operational position with the fuse in engagement with the terminal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.