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US 5,475,357 AGranted
Fuse assembly
OwnerMing-Chyan Chien, Lai-Sheng Leeinventors
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Abstract
A fuse assembly includes multiple fuse elements included in one single multiphase grooved shaft member thereof so that the fuse assembly may be used more than once as a safe electrical connection without the need to replace the whole fuse assembly each time a fuse element thereof is blown out. The fuse assembly can therefore be more convenient and practical in use and more economical and effective in cost.
Claims3
A fuse assembly comprising:
- an elongated shaft member having first and second longitudinally spaced ends, said shaft member including a plurality of circumferentially spaced grooves extending longitudinally along an outer periphery of said shaft member from the first end to the second end thereof;
- an elongated transparent casing extending about said shaft member such that said casing and each one of said grooves defines a respective elongated compartment;
- a plurality of elongated fuse elements, each one of said fuse elements being positioned in a respective one of said compartments;
- a first head member mounted at the first end of said shaft member;
- a second head member, formed separate from said shaft member, mounted at the second end of said shaft member, said second head member having an outer surface including a plurality of circumferentially spaced recesses, each of said recesses being aligned with a respective one of said grooves such that each one of said fuse elements extends within a respective one of said grooves, through a portion of said second head member and into a respective one of said recesses;
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- a plurality of conductors, each one of said conductors being positioned in a respective one of said recesses and being in electrical contact with a respective one of said fuse elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.