Coaxial transmission line surge protector assembly with an integral fuse link

A coaxial transmission line protector comprising:

• a housing having three portions, two cylindrical shaped end portions for electrically coupling to the outer conductor of a coaxial transmission line, and a central portion between said end portions;
• an integral inner conductor mounted within the two end portions and within the central portion, said inner conductor for electrically coupling to the inner conductor of the coaxial transmission line and being axially aligned therewith, said inner conductor having a fuse link formed by a portion of said inner conductor having a reduced cross section, and said inner conductor having another portion spaced from the fuse link wherein a hole is formed;
• a gas tube located in the central portion of said housing and being disposed such that two electrodes of said gas tube extend generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said inner conductor, a first electrode of said gas tube being received by said hole in said inner conductor and making electrical contact therewith and a second electrode of said gas tube extending away from said inner conductor to make electrical contact with said housing in said central portion of said housing;
• a first insulative bushing mounted in one of said end portions of said housing;
• and
• a second insulative bushing mounted in the other of said end portions of said housing, said first and second bushings for mounting said inner conductor in said housing.