Alligator clip with a fuse holder

• US 6,796,841 B1
• Filed: 04/28/2003
• Issued: 09/28/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wen H.O. Cheng, Wen Tsung Cheng
• Original Assignee: Wen H.O. Cheng, Wen Tsung Cheng
• Inventors: Cheng, Wen Ho, Cheng, Wen Tsung
• Primary Examiner(s): TA, THO DAC
• Application Number:
  US10/423,961
• Publication Number:
  US 20040175991A1
• Time in Patent Office: 519 Days
• Field of Search: 439/621, 439/622, 439/754, 439/822, 439/829, 439/759, 439/506, 439/504
• US Class Current: 439/620.3
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 11/24 with gripping jaws, e.g. crocodile clip
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/68 with built-in fuse

Abstract

An alligator clip with a fuse holder including a first clip member, a second clip member, and a resilient member is disclosed. The first and second clip members are connected to each other by a pivot pin. The resilient member is installed on the pivot pin and in contact against the interior surfaces of the first and second members. The front ends of the first and second clip members are used to clip the positive/negative electrode of the car battery. The first clip member has a lug extending from the bottom end thereof, which can be directly made by a stamp process. The lug is inserted within a housing of the fuse holder. The lug has a set of clip sheets to receive one pin of a fuse of the fuse holder. The other pin of the fuse is plugged into another set of clip sheets of another lug connected to a power cord.

Claims

1. An alligator clip with a fuse holder, comprising a first clip member and a second clip member connected to each other by a pivot pin, and a resilient member furnished on the pivot pin with two opposite ends in contact against respective surfaces of the first and second clip members so as to clip a positive/negative electrode of a car battery, the alligator clip being characterized by:

a first lug extending from a bottom end of the first clip member to be located inside a fuse housing of the fuse holder from a first side, comprising a set of clip sheets to receive one pin of a fuse of the fuse holder; and

a second lug located inside the fuse housing, comprising a set of clip sheets to receive another pin of the fuse, the second lug extending through a second side of the fuse housing opposite to the first side for connecting a power cord.

2. The alligator clip according to claim 1, wherein the first lug is a stamped lug.

3. The alligator clip according to claim 1, further comprising an insulation cap mounted on the bottom end of the first clip to enclose the first lug.