Moveable fuse-holder

• US 6,059,609 A
• Filed: 10/01/1998
• Issued: 05/09/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lear Automotive Dearborn, Incorporated (Lear Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lear Automotive Dearborn, Incorporated (Lear Corporation)
• Inventors: Nieto, Gonzalo Brotons
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Steven L.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WEBB, BRIAN SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US09/155,665
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 439/622, 439/621, 439/353, 439/354, 439/357, 439/358, 337/194, 337/196, 337/198
• US Class Current: 439/620.27
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/2035 for miniature fuses with parallel side contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01H 85/2045 Mounting means or insulating parts of the base, e.g. covers, casings

Abstract

A moveable holder which facilitates holding one or more electrical circuit components in a selected position relative to a receptacle for containing circuit terminals. The holder includes arm portions with detents that abut against an aperture of the associated receptacle. The detents are positioned on the arm portions to permit the holder to be placed in a position where the electrical component is connected with the receptacle or disconnected from the receptacle. A depressible portion on the arm portion is manually depressed to move the detents inwardly to permit the holder to be repositioned.

Claims

1. In a disconnection mechanism for holding an electrical circuit component including a connection terminal for containing an electrical circuit component and a receptacle for containing circuit terminals for electrical connection with the electrical circuit component of the connection terminal, the receptacle including an aperture for receiving the connection terminal, wherein the connection terminal comprises:

a main body, said body including two spaced apart substantially parallel turret members, a bridge member having a hollow interior for containing an electrical circuit component for connection with the circuit terminals of the receptacle, the bridge member extending between the turret members and connected thereto, each of the turret members having normally outwardly urged arm portions with projecting detents adapted to abut against the aperture of an associated receptacle and militate against the removal of said body from the receptacle, and a manually depressible portion of the arm portions for moving the detents inwardly to permit the removal of said body from an associated receptacle.

2. In a disconnection mechanism as defined in claim 1, wherein the interior of the bridge member includes a stop member.

3. In a disconnection mechanism as defined in claim 2, wherein the interior of the bridge member contains two electrical circuit components.

4. In a disconnection mechanism as defined in claim 3, wherein the bridge member includes a cover having two slots aligned with the electrical circuit components.

5. In a disconnection mechanism as defined in claim 4, wherein the bridge member extending between the turrets includes a catch extending from the bridge member, wherein the cover includes a notch that snappingly engages the catch.

6. In a disconnection mechanism as defined in claim 1, wherein the turrets of said main body each include a ridge near one end of the turrets, such that the disconnection mechanism is protected from being inadvertently completely removed from the receptacle.

7. In a disconnection mechanism as defined in claim 1, wherein the detents are positioned on the arm portions such that a first one of the detents facilitates maintaining the disconnection mechanism in a first position where the electrical circuit component is connected with the corresponding receptacle and a second one of the detents facilitates maintaining the disconnection mechanism in a second position where the electrical circuit component is disconnected from the corresponding receptacle.

8. In a disconnection mechanism as defined in claim 1, wherein the turrets each include a balcony wherein each balcony surrounds at least two sides of a respective one of the depressible portion of the arm portions.

9. In a disconnection mechanism as defined in claim 8, wherein the depressible portion of the arm portion includes ridges, the ridges being formed on the depressible portion of the arm portion that is not surrounded by a respective balcony.