Fuse holder

• US 5,993,260 A
• Filed: 03/23/1998
• Issued: 11/30/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: SOC America, Inc. (Oregon Tool Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: San-O Industrial Corp (Oregon Tool Incorporated)
• Inventors: Lindquist, Carl E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Steven L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Byrd, Eugene G.
• Application Number:
  US09/046,938
• Time in Patent Office: 617 Days
• Field of Search: 439/621, 439/622, 439/721-724, 439/62, 439/79-80
• US Class Current: 439/620.27
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 2085/2085 Holders for mounting a fuse on a printed circuit
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/20 Bases for supporting the fuse; Separate parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/30 Means for indicating condition of fuse structurally associated with the fuse
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/547 with sliding fuse carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/724 containing contact members forming a right angle
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/68 with built-in fuse

Abstract

A fuse holder is provided comprising a fuse box having opposed top and bottom walls, opposed side walls and opposed faces wherein the fuse box has a plurality of fuse cavities each extending from the front face toward the rear face terminating short of said rear face. Each fuse cavity is substantially parallel to the side walls and substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom walls, and a contact is disposed within each cavity electrically connected to a conductor extending through the rear face of the fuse box.

Claims

1. A fuse holder comprising a copper clad board, a fuse box having opposed top and bottom walls, opposed front and rear faces, at least one fuse cavity in said fuse box, said fuse cavity extending from the front face towards the rear face and terminating short of said rear face, said fuse cavity being substantially parallel to the side walls and substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom walls, contacts within the cavity, said contacts being electrically connected to conductive leads extending through the rear face of the fuse box, said conductive leads formed in such a manner as to bend into a plane perpendicular to the bottom wall of said fuse box, said leads extending through the copper clad board and retained in a specified precise array providing predictable X-Y locations relative to a single reference lead.

2. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 1 wherein a plurality of said fuse cavities are provided in side-by-side relationship and in substantially parallel orientation to each other.

3. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 2 wherein an electrical contact is electrically connected to the extended and preformed electrical leads from the said contact.

4. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 3 wherein said fuse cavity has a plurality of internal contacts which are essentially connected to said extended and preformed electrical leads.

5. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 4 wherein the side walls are substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the top and bottom walls and to the front and rear faces of the fuse box.

6. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 5 wherein each of the cavities has an internal rear wall, opposed internal top and bottom walls, and opposed internal side walls and wherein said internal walls are perpendicular to said internal rear wall and said internal top and bottom walls.

7. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 6 wherein an internal contact is disposed along the internal rear wall.

8. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 7 wherein and internal contact is disposed along the internal top wall of the cavity.

9. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 8 wherein a copper clad board is provided and wherein said leads extend through and are mechanically bonded to the copper clad board.

10. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 9 wherein said copper clad board is mounted on and provides relative support between the leads which extend therethrough.

11. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 10 wherein said leads extend through the copper clad board and are retained in a specified precise array providing predictable X-Y locations relative to a single reference lead.

12. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 11 wherein said leads extend through the copper clad board and are adapted to be placed into electrical contact with the contacts of a circuit board.

13. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 12 wherein standoff points are provided on the lower surface of said copper clad board.

14. A fuse holder as set forth in claim 13 wherein means are provided for mounting said fuse holder on a supporting structure.