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US 6,472,597 B1Granted
Fuse panel spacer
OwnerFred Robisoninventor
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Abstract
A spacer for protecting wires inside a fuse box comprises in one embodiment, a clip to secure the spacer to an inwardly curling lip on the fuse box. Fasteners attach a faceplate to the fuse box and are received by the spacer to preclude the terminal end of the fastener from abrading the wires within the fuse box. Further, the spacer receives the wires contiguous a spacing surface, keeping the wires in a desired position.
Claims21
A method of protecting wires within a fuse box, comprising:
- securing a spacer contiguous to a sidewall underneath an inwardly curling lip in the fuse box, such that the spacer is disposed at a discrete location on said sidewall and enclosed within the interior of the fuse box;
- and
- positioning one or more wires contiguous the spacer such that fasteners used to close the fuse box are isolated from the wires.
A spacer comprising:
- a body comprising first and second ends adjoining a fastening surface and a spacing surface, said fastening surface adapted to be secured to an interior surface of a fuse box, said spacing surface adapted to isolate wires from fasteners within the fuse box;
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- a clip secured to said fastening surface, said clip comprising an aperture through which said fasteners may be inserted.
In combination, a fuse box and a spacer, said fuse box comprising:
- a fuse panel;
- a plurality of wires secured to said fuse panel and extending therefrom;
- a sidewall including an interior surface and an exterior surface;
- a faceplate selectively secured to said sidewall by one or more fasteners;
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- said spacer comprising:
- a body comprising a fastening surface and a spacing surface, said fastening surface adapted to be secured to said sidewall, said spacing surface adapted to isolate at least one of said plurality of wires from said one or more fasteners within the fuse box, said spacing surface spaced apart from said fastening surface by a distance greater than a length of said one or more fasteners;
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- said body disposed at a discrete location within said interior surface of said sidewall and enclosed within the interior of said fuse box.
6 more elements
A spacer comprising:
- a vertical member having first and second ends secured to a fuse box wall;
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- an inwardly projecting member contiguous said vertical member and isolating wires from fasteners within the fuse box, said inwardly projecting member positioned between said first and second ends of said vertical member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.