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US 6,655,235 B2Granted
Fuse tool
AssigneeADC Telecommunications, Inc.
InventorsMichael Sawyer, Matthew Kusz, Charles G. Ham
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Abstract
A tool for installing and extracting a fuse is provided. The tool has a first bar that has a jaw at one end of the first bar. The tool has second bar that is slidably attached to the first bar and that has a jaw at one end of the second bar. The respective jaws are adapted to align by sliding the respective bars relative to each other to retain the fuse between the respective jaws.
Claims135
A tool for installing and extracting a fuse, the tool comprising:
- a first bar having a jaw at a first end of the first bar;
- and
- a second bar slidably attached to the first bar and having a jaw at a first end of the second bar, wherein the jaw of the second bar is forked and further wherein the respective jaws are adapted to align by sliding the respective bars relative to each other to retain the fuse between the jaws.
A tool for installing and extracting a fuse, the tool comprising:
- a first bar having a jaw at a first end of the first bar, the jaw having an arced profile;
- and
- a second bar slidably attached to the first bar and having a jaw at a first end of the second bar, the jaw having an arced profile, wherein the respective jaws are adapted to align by sliding the respective bars relative to each other such that the aligned jaws form a substantially continuous arc for bearing against the fuse to retain the fuse and further wherein the jaw of the second bar is forked and includes a pair of parallel tines each having an arced profile.
A tool for installing and extracting a fuse, the tool comprising:
- a first bar having a resilient jaw at a first end of the first bar, the jaw having an arced profile and a groove along the length of the jaw;
- and
- a second bar slidably attached to the first bar and having a forked resilient jaw at a first end of the second bar that includes a pair of parallel tines each having an arced profile;
- wherein the respective jaws are adapted to align by sliding the respective bars relative to each other such that the aligned jaws form a substantially continuous arc for bearing against the fuse to retain the fuse;
- and
- wherein the groove of the jaw of the first bar is adapted to receive a portion of a central contact ring that encircles and protrudes from the fuse and the tines of the jaw of the second bar are adapted to straddle the central contact ring.
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A method for extracting a fuse from a fuse protector-mount, the method comprising:
- inserting a fuse tool into the protector-mount so that a jaw that is located at an end of a first bar of the fuse tool engages a portion of the fuse;
- retaining the fuse between the jaw of the first bar and a jaw located at an end of a second bar that is slidably attached to the first bar by actuating the respective jaws into alignment by sliding the respective bars relative to each other wherein the jaw of the first bar and the jaw of the second bar are resilient;
- and
- extracting the fuse from the protector-mount using the tool.
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A method for extracting a fuse from a fuse protector-mount, the method comprising:
- inserting a fuse tool into the protector-mount so that a jaw having an arced profile and a groove that is located at an end of a first bar of the fuse tool engages a portion of the fuse along the length of the jaw, wherein the groove of the jaw receives a portion of a central contact ring that encircles and protrudes from the fuse;
- retaining the fuse between the jaw of the first bar and a forked jaw located at an end of a second bar that is slidably attached to the first bar and having a pair of arced parallel tines by actuating the respective jaws into alignment by sliding the respective bars relative to each other such that the aligned jaws form a substantially continuous arc for bearing against the fuse to retain it, wherein the tines of the jaw of the second bar straddle the central contact ring;
- and
- extracting the fuse from the protector-mount using the tool.
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A method for installing a fuse in a fuse protector-mount, the method comprising:
- positioning the fuse in a jaw located at an end of a first bar of a fuse tool;
- retaining the fuse between the jaw of the first bar and a jaw located at an end of a second bar that is slidably attached to the first bar by actuating the respective jaws into alignment by sliding the respective bars relative to each other wherein the jaw of the first bar and the jaw of the second bar are resilient;
- and
- inserting the fuse into the protector mount using the tool.
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A method for installing a fuse in a fuse protector-mount, the method comprising:
- positioning the fuse in a jaw having an arced profile and a groove that is located at an end of a first bar of a fuse tool so that the jaw engages a portion of the fuse along the length of the jaw and the groove of the jaw receives a portion of a central contact ring that encircles and protrudes from the fuse;
- retaining the fuse between the jaw of the first bar and a forked jaw located at an end of a second bar that is slidably attached to the first bar and having a pair of arced parallel tines by actuating the respective jaws into alignment by sliding the respective bars relative to each other such that the aligned jaws form a substantially continuous arc for bearing against the fuse to retain the fuse, wherein the tines of the jaw of the second bar straddle the central contact ring;
- and
- inserting the fuse into the protector mount.
1 more element
A tool for installing and extracting a fuse, the tool comprising:
- a first bar having a jaw at a first end of the first bar wherein the jaw of the first bar includes a groove;
- and
- a second bar slidably attached to the first bar and having a jaw at a first end of the second bar, wherein the respective jaws are adapted to align by sliding the respective bars relative to each other to retain the fuse between the jaws.
A tool for installing and extracting a fuse, the tool comprising:
- a first bar having a jaw at a first end of the first bar;
- and
- a second bar slidably attached to the first bar and having a jaw at a first end of the second bar, wherein the respective jaws are adapted to align by sliding the respective bars relative to each other to retain the fuse between the jaws and further wherein the jaw of the first bar and the jaw of the second bar are resilient.
A tool for installing and extracting a fuse, the tool comprising:
- a first bar having a jaw at a first end of the first bar;
- a second bar slidably attached to the first bar and having a jaw at a first end of the second bar, wherein the respective jaws are adapted to align by sliding the respective bars relative to each other to retain the fuse between the jaws;
- and a jaw at a
- a second end of the first bar and a jaw at a second end of the second bar wherein the jaw at the second end of the first bar is forked.
1 more element
A tool for installing and extracting a fuse, the tool comprising:
- a first bar having a jaw at a first end of the first bar;
- a second bar slidably attached to the first bar and having a jaw at a first end of the second bar, wherein the respective jaws are adapted to align by sliding the respective bars relative to each other to retain the fuse between the jaws;
- and a jaw at a
- a second end of the first bar and a jaw at a second end of the second bar wherein the jaw at the second end of the second bar includes a groove.
1 more element
A tool for installing and extracting a fuse, the tool comprising:
- a first bar having a jaw at a first end of the first bar;
- a second bar slidably attached to the first bar and having a jaw at a first end of the second bar, wherein the respective jaws are adapted to align by sliding the respective bars relative to each other to retain the fuse between the jaws;
- and a jaw at a
- a second end of the first bar and a jaw at a second end of the second bar wherein the jaw at the second end of the first bar and the jaw at the second end of the second bar are resilient.
1 more element
A tool for installing and extracting a fuse, the tool comprising:
- a first bar having a jaw at a first end of the first bar;
- a second bar slidably attached to the first bar and having a jaw at a first end of the second bar, wherein the respective jaws are adapted to align by sliding the respective bars relative to each other to retain the fuse between the jaws;
- and
- a ball that rides between the first and second bars when respective bars slide relative to each other.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.