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US 5,296,832 AGranted
Current limiting fuse
AssigneeGould Inc.
InventorsRichard J. Perreault, Robert M. Pimpis
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Abstract
A fuse that includes a tubular member made from insulative material, end block portions made from insulative material, a spanner joining together the end block portions, terminals extending through openings in the end block portions, and a fusible element having ends connected to both of the terminals. Each of the terminals has an internal portion inside the tubular member to which a fusible element is attached, an external portion outside of the tubular member, and a middle portion between the internal and external portions and located within one of the openings of the end block portions.
Claims32
A fuse comprising
- a tubular member made of insulative material and having two open ends;
- end block portions made of insulative material and located at each of said two ends of said tubular member, each of said end block portions having an opening therethrough;
- a spanner joining together said end block portions;
- said spanner being directly attached to said block portions;
- terminals extending through both of said openings, each of said terminals having an internal portion inside said tubular member, an external portion outside of said tubular member, and a middle portion between said internal and external portions and located within one of said openings;
- and
- said terminals being spaced from said spanner;
- and
- a fusible element having ends connected to respective internal portions of both of said terminals.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.