Fuse lock out
OwnerSteven J. Bendainventor
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Abstract
A blocking member and a clamp as separate members, each a single, one-piece article. The blocking member has a canister form blocking element positionable in the clip which normally holds the fuse, and an arm extending therefrom. The blocking member also has fingers extending longitudinally of the canister to engage with the fuse clip, thus preventing vertical movement of the blocking member out of the fuse clip. The clamp is slidably fitted on the arm and moved to a locking position in which it prevents horizontal movement of the blocking element from the fuse clip. The arm and the clamp have holes that are aligned when the clamp is in locking position, for receiving an external locking means.
Claims10
A fuse lock out device for use with a fuse block having a space for mounting a fuse therein, and a clip in the space having fingers biased toward each other for yieldably holding the fuse therebetween, comprising,
- a blocking member having a blocking element and an arm extending from the blocking element,
- the blocking element being capable of being positioned in said clip and the arm being thereby in a position with the arm extending out of said space, and
- a slide slideably positionable on said arm to a locking position in which it engages the clip and thereby locks the blocking element in the clip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.