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Electrostatic discharge protected fuse and fuse holder

  • US 6,064,292 A
  • Filed: 12/31/1998
  • Issued: 05/16/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/31/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
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1. An electrical fuse assembly comprising:

  • a fuse including;

    an insulative fuse body having an interior cavity and a face surface;

    a pair of conductive fuse power contacts on the exterior of said fuse body remote from said face surface;

    a fuse element in said fuse body cavity in contact with said fuse power contacts, said fuse element having an indicator portion arranged to be in a first location of said fuse body cavity when said fuse element is intact and in a second location of said fuse body cavity when said fuse element is destroyed as a result of excessive current therethrough; and

    an indicator window on said fuse body face surface providing a view of said second location of said fuse body cavity; and

    a fuse holder including;

    an insulative fuse holder body having a cavity for receiving said fuse with said fuse body face surface being exposed;

    a pair of conductive fuse holder power contacts secured inside said fuse holder body cavity for engagement with corresponding fuse power contacts when said fuse is installed in said fuse holder cavity; and

    a pair of power terminal pins extending through said insulative fuse holder body into engagement each with a respective one of said fuse holder power contacts;

    WHEREIN THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISES;

    a conductive fuse holder ground contact inside said fuse holder body cavity;

    a ground terminal pin extending through said fuse holder body into engagement with said ground contact;

    a conductive fuse ground contact on the exterior of said fuse body remote from said face surface and engaging said fuse holder ground contact when said fuse is installed in said fuse holder cavity; and

    an area of metallization on the exterior of said fuse body, said area of metallization covering a portion of said fuse body face surface without covering said indicator window, said area of metallization extending into contact with said fuse ground contact.

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