# US 2018/0323030 A1 · Fuse holder and associated method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0323030 A1 - Document ID: US20180323030A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/032,170 - Filed: 2018-07-11 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2014-08-19 - Assignees: Regal Beloit America, Inc. - Applicants: Regal Beloit America, Inc. - Inventors: Timothy Joseph Brakefield - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180323030A1 ## CPC - H01H 85/22: Intermediate or auxiliary parts for carrying, holding, or retaining fuse, co-operating with base or fixed holder, and removable therefrom for renewing the fuse - H01H 85/143: Electrical contacts; Fastening fusible members to such contacts - H01H 85/20: Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof - H01H 85/547: {with sliding fuse carrier} - H01H 85/157: Ferrule-end contacts - H01H 85/545: {with pivoting fuse carrier (tumbler switch with built-in fuse H01H23/10)} - H01H: ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES (contact cables H01B7/10; electrolytic self-interrupters H01G9/18; emergency protective circuit arrangements H02H; switching by electronic means without contact-making H03K17/00) ## 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. ## Claims ### Claim 1 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. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The holder in accordance with claim 1, wherein said housing and said fuse shuttle are adapted to permit a pivoting movement of said fuse shuttle with respect to said housing of at least 20 degrees. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The holder in accordance with claim 1, wherein said fuse shuttle is constrained within said housing. ### Claim 4 (canceled) ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The holder in accordance with claim 1, wherein at least one of the first receptacle and the second receptacle is resilient. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The holder in accordance with claim 1: wherein the fuses include opposed first and second generally cylindrical ends; wherein said fuse shuttle includes spaced apart first and second arms; and wherein the first and second arms of said fuse shuttle includes said first and said second receptacles, respectively, for receiving the first and second generally cylindrical ends, respectively. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The holder in accordance with claim 6: wherein said housing includes spaced apart first and second housing features; and wherein each of the first and second arms include an arm feature for cooperation with the first and second housing features, respectively, the arm features and the housing features adapted to slidably guide said fuse shuttle in a first portion of said housing as said shuttle and said housing move relative to each other from the fuse loading position to the fuse operational position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The holder in accordance with claim 7: wherein at least one of the arm features comprises one of a protrusion and a void; and wherein at least one of the housing features comprises the other of a protrusion and a void. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The holder in accordance with claim 6: wherein said housing includes spaced apart first and second housing features; and wherein each of the first and second arms include an arm feature for cooperation with the first and second housing features, respectively, the arm features and the housing features adapted to pivotally guide said fuse shuttle in a first portion of said housing and to slidably guide said fuse shuttle in a second portion of said housing as said shuttle moves relative to said housing from the fuse loading position to the fuse operational position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The holder in accordance with claim 1: wherein the first receptacle is adapted for axial acceptance of the fuse; and wherein the second receptacle is adapted for transverse acceptance of the fuse. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The holder in accordance with claim 1: wherein said housing includes a housing securing feature; and wherein said fuse shuttle includes a member securing feature, the housing securing feature and the member securing feature adapted to secure said fuse shuttle in fuse operational position when the fuse is positioned in said fuse shuttle and when the fuse is not positioned in said fuse shuttle. ### Claim 12 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. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The holder in accordance with claim 12, wherein said fuse shuttle is slidably fitted to said housing in a first portion of said housing and pivotally connected to said housing in a second portion of said housing. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The holder in accordance with claim 12, wherein said housing and said fuse shuttle are adapted to permit a pivoting movement of said fuse shuttle with respect to said housing of at least 20 degrees. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The holder in accordance with claim 12: wherein the fuses include opposed first and second generally cylindrical ends; and wherein said fuse shuttle further includes a second receptacle for receiving one of the first and second generally cylindrical ends, respectively. ### Claim 16 (canceled) ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The holder in accordance with claim 15, wherein at least one of the first receptacle and the second receptacle includes a plurality of spaced apart arcuate portions. ### Claim 18 (canceled) ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The holder in accordance with claim 15, wherein at least one of the first receptacle and the second receptacle includes an axially extending chamfer. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The holder in accordance with claim 12: wherein the fuse includes opposed first and second generally cylindrical ends; wherein said fuse shuttle further includes a second receptacle for receiving one of the first and second generally cylindrical ends; wherein the first receptacle is adapted for axial acceptance of the fuse; and wherein the second receptacle is adapted for transverse acceptance of the fuse. ### Claim 21 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; and slidably advancing the fuse receiving member into a fuse operational position with the fuse in engagement with the terminal. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method as in claim 21 wherein the inserting step comprises: inserting a first end of the fuse into a first receptacle of the fuse receiving member in an axial direction; and inserting an opposed second end of the fuse into a second receptacle of the fuse receiving member in a radial direction. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The method as in claim 21 wherein the pivotably positioning step comprises pivotably positioning the fuse receiving member into a fuse loading position in one of a clockwise and a counterclockwise direction.