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Fuse holder assembly

  • US 5,018,991 A
  • Filed: 05/11/1990
  • Issued: 05/28/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A fuse holder assembly for a fuse of the type including a fusible link retained in an insulative sleeve, made of a material such as glass or a ceramic, with a terminal cup, connected to an end of the link, at each end of the sleeve, said fuse holder assembly comprising:

  • first and second insulated conductors each having a conductive core and an insulative jacket positioned about said core;

    a first metallic terminal element including a larger end for slidably receiving one of said terminal cups and a smaller end attached to the core of said first insulated conductor;

    a second metallic terminal element including a larger end for slidably receiving the other terminal cup and a small end attached to the core of said second insulated conductor;

    a first sleeve of resilient insulative material receiving in an interference fit said first conductor, said sleeve being slidable on the outside surface of the jacket of said first conductor;

    a second sleeve of resilient insulative material receiving in an interference fit said second conductor, said sleeve being slidable on the outside surface of the jacket of said second conductor;

    a first cap of relatively rigid insulative material including a barrel defining a cavity for receiving said first terminal element, said first cap having a facing end portion and a remote end portion, said first cap further including an intermediate internal ledge disposed between said end portions for abutting said larger end of said first terminal element and a remote internal ledge disposed at said remote end portion for abutting said first sleeve, said remote ledge defining an opening for passage of said first conductor; and

    a second cap of relatively rigid insulative material including a barrel defining a cavity for receiving said second terminal element, said second cap having a facing end portion and a remote end portion, said second cap further including an intermediate internal ledge disposed between the last-mentioned end portions for abutting said larger end of said second terminal element and a remote internal ledge disposed at said second cap remote end for abutting said second sleeve, said second cap remote ledge defining an opening for passage of said second conductor.

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