Protection device including radial lead fuse

A protection device body, comprising:

• a first section;
• and
• a second section couplable to the first section, wherein the first and second sections define a central cavity operable to house a fusible link of a fuse assembly, and wherein the first section comprises:
• an interior face operable to engage an opposite interior face of the second section;
• an engagement member extending away from the interior face towards the second section;
• and
• an engagement channel adjacent the engagement member, the engagement channel operable to receive a corresponding engagement member of the second section, wherein the engagement member is a locking tab, wherein the engagement channel is a locking cavity operable to receive the locking tab, wherein the locking tab comprises a set of compression members separated by a slit, and wherein each of the set of compression members includes a sloped surface to enable entry of the locking tab into the locking cavity.

A method, comprising:

• housing a fuse assembly within a central cavity of a body, the fuse assembly comprising:
• a fusible link extending between a first lead end and a second lead end;
• and
• a first lead extending from the first lead end and a second lead extending from the second lead end;
• coupling together a first section and a second section of the body, wherein the first and second sections define the central cavity, wherein an interior face of the first section is engaged with an opposite interior face of the second section, wherein a first section engagement member of the first section extends within a second section engagement channel of the second section, wherein the first section engagement member extends beyond a plane defined by an outermost exterior surface of the second section of the body, and wherein a second section engagement member of the second section extends within a first section engagement channel of the first section.