Fuse holder device

• US 5,888,098 A
• Filed: 12/16/1997
• Issued: 03/30/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wen-Huoh Cheng, Wen-Tzung Cheng
• Original Assignee: Wen-Huoh Cheng, Wen-Tzung Cheng
• Inventors: Cheng, Wen-Tzung, Cheng, Wen-Huoh
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Hien
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hammond, Briggitte R.
• Application Number:
  US08/991,847
• Time in Patent Office: 469 Days
• Field of Search: 439/621, 439/622
• US Class Current: 439/620.28
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/201 for connecting a fuse in a lead and adapted to be supported by the lead alone
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/205 Electric connections to contacts on the base

Abstract

A fuse holder device including a casing, at least one pair of substantially cylindrical terminals respectively mounted inside the casing, each terminal having a split receptacle at one end adapted to receive one end of a respective fuse and an electric wire receptacle at an opposite end adapted to receive one end of a respective electric wire, at least one fuse respectively connected between the at least one pair of terminals, a plurality of electric wires respectively connected to the terminals at two opposite ends of each fuse, and a plurality of clamps respectively mounted around the electric wires inside the casing to secure the electric wires to the terminals.

Claims

1. A fuse holder device comprising:

a casing having at least one longitudinal rib therein;

at least one pair of substantially cylindrical terminals respectively mounted inside said casing and being prevented from a rotary motion relative to said casing by said at least one longitudinal rib, each of said at least one pair of terminals having a longitudinal groove forced into engagement with said at least one longitudinal rib inside said casing, a split receptacle at one end of said substantially cylindrical terminals adapted to receive one end of at least one fuse, and an electric wire receptacle at an opposite end of said substantially cylindrical terminals adapted to receive one end of an electric wire;

said fuse connected between said at least one pair of terminals;

a plurality of electric wires respectively connected to said terminals at two opposite ends of said fuse; and

a plurality of clamps respectively mounted around said electric wires inside said casing to secure said electric wires to said terminals.

2. The fuse holder device of claim 1, wherein said casing comprises a hollow cylindrical body, and two end caps respectively fastened to two opposite ends of said hollow cylindrical body by a screw joint.

3. The fuse holder device of claim 1, wherein the electric wire receptacle of each of said at least one pair of substantially cylindrical terminals has a pointed tip therein, which is forced into contact with conductor means inside the respective electric wire.

4. The fuse holder device of claim 1, wherein said casing comprises an electrically insulative bottom shell, and an electrically insulative cover shell covered on said electrically insulative bottom shell, said electrically insulative bottom shell comprising two electrically conductive blocks arranged in parallel, said electrically conductive blocks having plug holes adapted to receive said at least one pair of substantially cylindrical terminals.