High Voltage Fuse With Universal Fuse Terminal
First Claim
1. A high voltage fuse terminal extending from a distal end of a fuse housing, the fuse terminal comprising:
- a first face having an elongated groove therein;
a second face including at least two elongated grooves therein; and
an aperture extending through the fuse terminal from the first face to the second face.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A high voltage fuse which includes at least one fuse terminal located at a distal end of the fuse housing. One face of the fuse terminal includes an elongated groove and an opposite face includes at least two elongated grooves. An aperture extends through the fuse terminal from the first face to the second face. The first face is adapted for use with an eyebolt connector component to attach a single conductor to be in direct contact with the fuse terminal. The second face is adapted for use with a parallel groove connector clamping component to attach a pair of conductors in direct contact with the fuse terminal. Alternatively, the grooves on the first and second faces may be provided on a single face of the fuse terminal. The fuse terminal may also serve the function of a spade connector. Thus, the fuse terminal provides improved versatility to allow a variety of connectors to be used therewith.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. A high voltage fuse terminal extending from a distal end of a fuse housing, the fuse terminal comprising:
a first face having an elongated groove therein;
a second face including at least two elongated grooves therein; and
an aperture extending through the fuse terminal from the first face to the second face.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
7. A method of attaching a conductor to a fuse comprising the steps of:
-
providing a fuse having at least one fuse terminal, the fuse terminal including a face having an elongated groove therein and an aperture extending from said face through the fuse terminal; providing an eyebolt connector component having an aperture at one end thereof and means for securing the eyebolt to the fuse terminal; placing the eyebolt connector component into the fuse terminal aperture; placing a conductor into the aperture of the eyebolt; and securing the conductor within the eyebolt aperture with said securing means and in direct contact with the fuse terminal.
-
-
8. A method of attaching up to two conductors to a single fuse terminal comprising the steps of:
-
providing a fuse having at least one fuse terminal, the at least one fuse terminal including a face having at least two elongated grooves therein and an aperture extending from said face through the fuse terminal; providing a parallel groove clamping component having an aperture therethrough and a pair of grooves therein and means for securing the clamping component cap to the fuse terminal; loosely positioning the clamping component over the fuse terminal face including the grooves; selectively placing one or two conductors into one or two spaces formed by the grooves in the fuse terminal and the grooves in the clamping component; and securing one or two conductors in direct contact with the fuse terminal with said securing means.
-
-
9. A fuse comprising:
at least one fuse terminal located at a distal end of a fuse housing, the fuse terminal including a first face having an aperture extending from the first face through the fuse terminal and means for receiving one of an eyebolt connector component and a parallel groove clamping component, said receiving means adapted to cooperatively secure at least one conductor to be in direct contact with the fuse terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
Specification