Fuse links and dual element fuse
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1. A dual element fuse link comprising a first fuse link section, said first fuse link section having a first end and a second end;
- a second fuse link section, said second fuse link section having a first end and a second end;
a third fuse link, said third fuse link section, having a proximal end and a distal end, and said third fuse link having a hollow body defining an interior chamber, said body and said chamber of said third fuse link defining at least one weak spot;
said first fuse link section first end being electrically connected to said third fuse link proximal end; and
said second fuse link section first end being electrically connected to said third fuse link section distal end.
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Abstract
A hollow electrical circuit protector preferably coated with an insulative coating which will maintain its structure and not be conductive when said circuit protector blows. The electrical circuit protector has at least one weak spot cross-sectional area and is generally adapted to be part of a dual element fuse link with ribbon-like fuse links on opposite sides thereof. Also provided are the ribbon like fuse links, one with a guide and the other with an integral washer.
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1. A dual element fuse link comprising a first fuse link section, said first fuse link section having a first end and a second end;
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a second fuse link section, said second fuse link section having a first end and a second end; a third fuse link, said third fuse link section, having a proximal end and a distal end, and said third fuse link having a hollow body defining an interior chamber, said body and said chamber of said third fuse link defining at least one weak spot;
said first fuse link section first end being electrically connected to said third fuse link proximal end; and
said second fuse link section first end being electrically connected to said third fuse link section distal end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A fuse link strip comprising
a one-piece strip having a plurality of substantially flat first fuse links having opposite first and second ends, each first fuse link having a plurality of spaced weak spots located along the length thereof, first and second strip feed means interconnecting adjacent first fuse links, said strip feed means extending from opposing sides of said first fuse link adjacent said first fuse link first end, said second strip feed means extending from opposing sides of said first fuse link adjacent said fuse link second end, at least one partial second fuse link electrically connected to at least one first fuse link end, said second fuse link having a body with a body first end and a body second end, a bore formed in said body, said bore having a closed end adjacent said body first end and a second open end opening through said body second end, and said body first end attached to said first fuse link end.
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32. A cylindrical fuse comprising:
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a tubular casing, said tubular casing being an electrical insulating material, and said tubular casing having a proximal end and a distal end; a first terminal attached to said proximal end of said tubular casing; a second terminal attached to said distal end of said tubular casing; at least one dual element fuse link disposed within said casing, said at least one dual element fuse link having a first ribbon-like fuse link section, said first fuse link section having a first end and a second end;
a second ribbon-like fuse link section, said second fuse link section having a first end and a second end;
a third fuse link section, said third fuse link section having a proximal end and a distal end, and said third fuse link section having a body defining an interior chamber, said body and said chamber defining at least one weak spot;
said first fuse link section first end being electrically connected to said third fuse link section proximal end; and
said second fuse link section first end being electrically connected to said third fuse link section distal end;
said first fuse link section second end electrically attached to said first terminal,said second fuse link section second end being electrically attached to said second terminal, said first, second and third fuse link sections being spaced from the interior of said casing. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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39. A fuse link comprising a hollow body, said body having a body distal end, a body proximal end and a central body portion between said body distal and body proximal ends defining an interior chamber;
- said body having at least one weak spot located adjacent only at least one of said body distal or said proximal ends, wherein said at least one weak spot acts as a circuit interrupter when said fuse link encounters an overload.
- View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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