Three piece female blade fuse assembly having fuse link terminal with a clip receiving portion

A female fuse assembly for interrupting a current flowing through a circuit upon certain high current conditions, the circuit including male terminals each having opposed contact surfaces for conductively connecting the female fuse assembly to the rest of the circuit, the female fuse assembly comprising:

• a fuse housing made of electrically insulating material and having a space therein;
• a first and a second fuse-link terminal each having a first side and a second opposite side, each fuse-link terminal being secured in the housing space and including a clip-receiving portion;
• a fuse link connected between the first fuse-link terminal and the second fuse-link terminal, the fuse link including fuse blowing portion;
• a first female clip for connecting the first fuse-link terminal to a male terminal, the first female clip including a clip body for confronting the first side of the first fuse-link terminal, a first and a second arm-connecting extension, and a first and a second arm, one end of each of the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the first clip being connected to the clip body of the first clip, and the other end of the first and second arm-connecting extensions being connected to the respective first and second arms, the first and second arms of the first clip for resiliently engaging the contacting surface of a male terminal;
• and,
• a second female clip for connecting the second fuse-link terminal to a male terminal, the second female clip including a clip body for confronting the first side of the second fuse-link terminal, a first and a second arm-connecting extension, and a first and a second arm, one end of each of the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the second clip being connected to the clip body of the second clip, and the other end of the first and second arm-connecting extensions being connected to the respective first and second arms, the first and second arms of the second clip for resiliently engaging the contacting surface of a male terminal, wherein the first and second arms of the first clip each include a first branch and a second branch, the first branches of the first and second arms of the first clip engaging the second side of the first fuse-link terminal to secure a snug fit between the first fuse-link terminal and the first clip, and wherein the first and second arms of the second clip each include a first branch and a second branch, the first branches of the first and second arms of the second clip engaging the second side of the second fuse-link terminal to secure a snug fit between the second fuse-link terminal and the second clip.

A female fuse assembly for interrupting a current flowing through a circuit upon certain high current conditions, the circuit including male terminals having opposed contacting surfaces for conductively connecting the female fuse assembly to the rest of the circuit, the female fuse assembly comprising:

• a fuse housing made of electrically insulating material and having a space therein;
• a first and a second fuse-link terminal each having a first side and a second opposite side, each fuse-link terminal being secured in the housing space, wherein the first and second sides of the first and second fuse-link terminals are generally co-planar;
• a fuse link connected between the first fuse-link terminal and the second fuse-link terminal, the fuse link including a first side, a second side, and a fuse blowing portion, wherein the first and second sides of the fuse link and the first and second sides of the first and second fuse-link terminals are generally co-planar;
• a first female clip portion for connecting the first fuse-link terminal to a male terminal, the first female clip portion including a first arm and a second arm, the first and second arms of the first clip portion for resiliently engaging a male terminal, wherein the first clip portion is adapted to receive a male terminal in a plane parallel to the plane of the first fuse-link terminal;
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• a second female clip portion for connecting the second fuse-link terminal to a male terminal, the second female clip portion including a first arm and a second arm, the first and second arms of the second clip portion for resiliently engaging a male terminal, wherein the second clip portion is adapted to receive a male terminal in a plane parallel to the plane of the second fuse-link terminal.

A female fuse assembly for interrupting a current flowing through a circuit upon certain high current conditions, the circuit including male terminals having opposed contacting surfaces for conductively connecting the female fuse assembly to the rest of the circuit, the female fuse assembly comprising:

• a first female clip for accepting a male terminal, the first female clip including a clip body adapted to accept a first fuse-link terminal, the clip body of the first clip having a first side and a second side, a first and a second arm-connecting extension adapted to accept the first fuse-link terminal, and a first and a second arm, one end of each of the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the first clip being connected to the clip body of the first clip, and the other end of the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the first clip being connected to the respective first and second arms of the first clip, wherein the first and second arms of the first clip each include a first branch and a second branch, the first branches of the first and second arms of the first clip each having a fuse terminal accepting edge adapted to accept the first fuse-link terminal, wherein the first side of the clip body of the first clip, the fuse-link accepting edges of the first clip, and the arm-connecting extensions of the first clip define a first fuse-link accepting slot for accepting the first fuse-link terminal to secure a snug fit between the first fuse-link terminal and the first clip;
• a second female clip for accepting a male terminal, the second female clip including a clip body adapted to accept a second fuse-link terminal, the clip body of the second clip having a first side and a second side, a first and a second arm-connecting extension adapted to accept the second fuse-link terminal, and a first and a second arm, one end of each of the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the second clip being connected to the clip body of the second clip, and the other end of the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the second clip being connected to the respective first and second arms of the second clip, wherein the first and second arms of the second clip each include a first branch and a second branch, the first branches of the first and second arms of the second clip each having a fuse terminal accepting edge adapted to accept the second fuse-link terminal, wherein the first side of the clip body of the second clip, the fuse-link accepting edges of the second clip, and the arm-connecting extensions of the second clip define a second fuse-link accepting slot for accepting the second fuse-link terminal to secure a snug fit between the second fuse-link terminal and the second clip;
• a first fuse-link terminal for insertion into the first fuse-link terminal accepting slot to secure the first fuse-link terminal therein;
• a second fuse-link terminal for insertion into the second fuse-link terminal accepting slot to secure the second fuse-link terminal therein;
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• a fuse link connected between the first fuse-link terminal and the second fuse-link terminal.

A female fuse assembly for interrupting a current flowing through a circuit upon certain high current conditions, the circuit including male terminals having opposed contacting surfaces for conductively connecting the female fuse assembly to the rest of the circuit, the female fuse assembly comprising:

• a first and a second fuse-link terminal each having a first side and a second side;
• a fuse link connected between the first fuse-link terminal and the second fuse-link terminal.
• a first female clip for accepting a male terminal, the first female clip including a clip body, the clip body of the first clip having a first side adapted to contact the first side of the first fuse-link terminal, having a second side, having a first and a second arm-connecting extension adapted to accept a male terminal, and having a first and a second arm, one end of each of the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the first clip being connected to the clip body of the first clip, and the other end of the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the first clip being connected to the respective first and second arms of the first clip, wherein the first and second arms of the first clip each include a first branch and a second branch, the second branches of the first and second arms of the first clip each having a male terminal accepting edge adapted to accept and resiliently engage a male terminal, wherein the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the first clip each include an engagement surface for accepting a male terminal, wherein the second side of the first fuse-link terminal inserted into the first clip, the male terminal accepting edges of the first clip in spaced confronting relation to the second side of the inserted first fuse-link terminal, and the engagement surfaces of the first clip define a first male terminal accepting slot for accepting a male terminal and for securing a snug fit between a male terminal, the first fuse-link terminal, and the first clip;
• a second female clip for accepting a male terminal, the second female clip including a clip body, the clip body of the second clip having a first side adapted to contact the first side of the second fuse-link terminal, having a second side, having a first and a second arm-connecting extension adapted to accept a male terminal, and having a first and a second arm, one end of each of the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the second clip being connected to the clip body of the second clip, and the other end of the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the second clip being connected to the respective first and second arms of the second clip, wherein the first and second arms of the second clip each include a first branch and a second branch, the second branches of the first and second arms of the second clip each having a male terminal accepting edge adapted to accept and resiliently engage a male terminal, wherein the first and second arm-connecting extensions of the second clip each include an engagement surface for accepting a male terminal, wherein the second side of the second fuse-link terminal inserted into the second clip, the male terminal accepting edges of the second clip in spaced confronting relation to the second side of the inserted second fuse-link terminal, and the engagement surfaces of the second clip define a second male terminal accepting slot for accepting a male terminal and for securing a snug fit between a male terminal, the second fuse-link terminal, and the second clip.